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wacto

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Frankish *wahtjan, *wahtwēn (to guard, protect).

Verb

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wactō (present infinitive wactāre, perfect active wactāvī, supine wactātum); first conjugation[1][2]

  1. (Medieval Latin) to keep watch, perform guard duty
  2. (Medieval Latin) to guard, watch over
  3. (Medieval Latin) to lie in wait, ambush

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “wactare”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 118
  2. ^ wactare in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)