wasend

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Apparently representing a Proto-West Germanic present participle. Cognate with Old Frisian wāsande, Old Saxon wāsendi, Old High German weisant.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑː.send/, [ˈwɑː.zend]

Noun[edit]

wāsend m

  1. the throat or gullet

Descendants[edit]

  • English: weasand, wozzen (dialectal)