wegan

Old English

Alternative forms

• ƿegan — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *weganą, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Cognate with Old Frisian wega, Old Saxon wegan, Dutch wegen, Old High German wegan (German bewegen), Old Norse vega (Swedish väga), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (gawigan). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek ϝοχος (wokhos), ὄχος (ókhos, “vehicle”), Latin vehō (“carry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwe.ɡɑn/, [ˈwe.ɣɑn]

Verb

wegan

1. to carry, bear
2. to wear
3. to carry on, inflict
4. to weigh, consider

Conjugation

Conjugation of wegan (strong class 5)

infinitive	wegan	wegenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wege	wæġ
second person singular	wiġst	wǣge, wāge
third person singular	wiġþ	wæġ
plural	wegaþ	wǣgon, wāgon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wege	wǣge, wāge
plural	wegen	wǣgen, wāgen
imperative
singular	weġ
plural	wegaþ
participle	present	past
	wegende	(ġe)weġen

Derived terms

• ġewegan
• ætweġan

Related terms

• weċġan

Descendants

• Middle English: weien, weȝen, weghen
  • English: weigh
  • Scots: wey, wee

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *weganą.

Verb

wegan

1. to carry, bear
2. to wear
3. to weigh

Conjugation

Conjugation of wegan (strong class 5)

infinitive	wegan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	wigu	wah
2nd person singular	wigis	wāgi
3rd person singular	wigid	wah
plural	wegad	wāgun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	wege	wāgi
2nd person singular	weges	wāgis
3rd person singular	wege	wāgi
plural	wegen	wāgin
imperative	present
singular	weg
plural	wegad
participle	present	past
	wigandi	giwegan, wegan

Descendants

• Low German: wegen