wasend

Old English

Alternative forms

• *wǣsend
• ƿāsend — wynn spelling

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑː.send/, [ˈwɑː.zend]

Noun

wāsend m

1. the throat or gullet

Descendants

• English: weasand, wozzen (dialectal)