wawen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wawyn, waȝien, waȝeȝen, wagien, wawien, wawie, wawi, wawe

Etymology

From Old English wagian, form Proto-Germanic *wagōną. Compare waggen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwau̯ən/

Verb

wawen

1. To shake, swing or totter; to move to and fro.
2. To push; to cause to move.
3. To go; to travel.

Conjugation

Conjugation of wawen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) wawen, wawe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	wawe	wawed
2nd-person singular	wawest	wawedest
3rd-person singular	waweth	wawed
subjunctive singular	wawe
imperative singular		—
plural1	wawen, wawe	waweden, wawede
imperative plural	waweth, wawe	—
participles	wawynge, wawende	wawed, ywawed

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• wawynge

Descendants

• English: waw
• Scots: waw

References

• “wawen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-11.