*wahsijaną¹
Runic: ᚹᚨᚺᛊᛁᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwɑx.si.jɑ.nɑ̃/verb · Weak class 1
Meanings
to grow
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ug-s-é-ti, a schwebeablaut zero-grade s-extension from *h₂weg- (‘to grow’).
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | wahsijō | wahsijaų | – |
| 2nd singular | wahsīsi | wahsijais | wahsī |
| 3rd singular | wahsīþi | wahsijai | wahsijaþau |
| 1st dual | wahsijōs | wahsijaiw | – |
| 2nd dual | wahsijaþiz | wahsijaiþiz | wahsijaþiz |
| 1st plural | wahsijamaz | wahsijaim | – |
| 2nd plural | wahsīþ | wahsijaiþ | wahsīþ |
| 3rd plural | wahsijanþi | wahsijain | wahsijanþau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | wahsijai | – |
| 2nd singular | wahsijasai | wahsijaisau |
| 3rd singular | wahsijaþai | wahsijaiþau |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | wahsijanþai | wahsijainþau |
| 2nd plural | wahsijanþai | wahsijainþau |
| 3rd plural | wahsijanþai | wahsijainþau |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | wōhs | wōhsį̄ |
| 2nd singular | wōhst | wōhsīz |
| 3rd singular | wōhs | wōhsī |
| 1st dual | wōhsū | wōhsīw |
| 2nd dual | wōhsudiz | wōhsīdiz |
| 1st plural | wōhsum | wōhsīm |
| 2nd plural | wōhsud | wōhsīd |
| 3rd plural | wōhsun | wōhsīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| wahsijaną | wahsijandz | wahsanaz |
Descendants
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*wahsan (Proto-West Germanic)
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wassan (Old Dutch)
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wassen (Middle Dutch)
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wassen (Dutch)
- was (Afrikaans)
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wassen (Dutch)
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wassen (Middle Dutch)
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wassan (Old Dutch)
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*wahsan (Proto-West Germanic)
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weaxan (Old English)
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waxen (Middle English)
- wax (English)
- wax (Scots)
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waxen (Middle English)
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weaxan (Old English)
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*wahsan (Proto-West Germanic)
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waxa (Old Frisian)
- wacsa, wacsen (Saterland Frisian)
- waakse (West Frisian)
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waxa (Old Frisian)
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*wahsan (Proto-West Germanic)
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wahsan (Old High German)
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wahsen (Middle High German)
- wahße, wahsse, waße, waaße, wase, wohße, wohsse, woße (Central Franconian)
- baksan (Cimbrian)
- wachsen (German)
- wuessen (Luxembourgish)
- וואַקסן (vaksn) (Yiddish)
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wahsen (Middle High German)
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wahsan (Old High German)
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*wahsan (Proto-West Germanic)
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wahsan (Old Saxon)
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wassen (Middle Low German)
- wassen (Low German)
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wassen (Middle Low German)
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wahsan (Old Saxon)
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vaxa (Old Norse)
- vaksa, veksa (Faroese)
- vaksa (Gutnish)
- vaxa (Icelandic)
- veksa, vaksa (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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vaxa (Old Norse)
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waxæ (Old Danish)
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vokse (Danish)
- vokse (Norwegian Bokmål)
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vokse (Danish)
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waxæ (Old Danish)
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vaxa (Old Norse)
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vaxa, væxa (Old Swedish)
- växa (Swedish)
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vaxa, væxa (Old Swedish)
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𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wahsjan) (Gothic)
- guaixar (Catalan)