*wabjaną

Runic: ᚹᚨᛒᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwɑβ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

  1. to cause to weave
  2. to wrap, to entangle

Etymology

From *webaną (‘to weave’) + *-janą.

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularwabjōwabjaų–
2nd singularwabisiwabjaiswabi
3rd singularwabiþiwabjaiwabjaþau
1st dualwabjōswabjaiw–
2nd dualwabjaþizwabjaiþizwabjaþiz
1st pluralwabjamazwabjaim–
2nd pluralwabiþwabjaiþwabiþ
3rd pluralwabjanþiwabjainwabjanþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularwabjai–
2nd singularwabjasaiwabjaisau
3rd singularwabjaþaiwabjaiþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralwabjanþaiwabjainþau
2nd pluralwabjanþaiwabjainþau
3rd pluralwabjanþaiwabjainþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularwabidǭwabidēdį̄
2nd singularwabidēzwabidēdīz
3rd singularwabidēwabidēdī
1st dualwabidēdūwabidēdīw
2nd dualwabidēdudizwabidēdīdiz
1st pluralwabidēdumwabidēdīm
2nd pluralwabidēdudwabidēdīd
3rd pluralwabidēdunwabidēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
wabjaną wabjandz wabidaz

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Descendants

  • *wabbjan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • webbian (Old English)
      • webben, webbe, webbon, webbyne (Middle English)
        • web (English)
        • wab (Scots)
  • vefja (Old Norse)
    • weva (Elfdalian)
    • vevja (Faroese)
    • vefja (Icelandic)
    • vevja (Norwegian Nynorsk)

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