Wadan

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Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.4 Descendents

Old English

Etymology

From Germanic *wadan, from Indo-European *wadh-, *wedh-. Cognate with Old Frisian wada, Middle Dutch wāden (Dutch waden), Old High German watan (German waten), Old Norse vaða (Swedish vada). The IE root is also the source of Latin vadere ‘go’, vadum ‘ford’.

Pronunciation

IPA: /'wadan/

Verb

wadan (class VI strong: wadaþ ‘he travels’, wōd ‘he travelled’, wōdon ‘they travelled’, (ġe)waden past participle)

1. to go, to advance, to travel

   Wod þa wiges heard, wæpen up ahof: a battle-hard man advanced, raised up his weapon. (Battle of Maldon)

Descendents

• English wade