wæps

Old English

Alternative forms

• wæsp, wæfs

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wapsu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wæps/

Noun

wæps f

1. wasp

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	wæps	wæpsa, wæpse
accusative	wæpse	wæpsa, wæpse
genitive	wæpse	wæpsa
dative	wæpse	wæpsum

Descendants

• Middle English: wasp, wappes, waps, waspe
  • English: wasp, waps
    • Sranan Tongo: waswasi (reduplicated)
  • Scots: wasp, wesp