*wēpnijaną

Runic: ᚹᛖᛈᚾᛁᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwɛːp.ni.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

  1. to arm, take up weapons
  2. to provide with weapons

Etymology

From *wēpną (‘weapon’) + *-janą.

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularwēpnijōwēpnijaų–
2nd singularwēpnīsiwēpnijaiswēpnī
3rd singularwēpnīþiwēpnijaiwēpnijaþau
1st dualwēpnijōswēpnijaiw–
2nd dualwēpnijaþizwēpnijaiþizwēpnijaþiz
1st pluralwēpnijamazwēpnijaim–
2nd pluralwēpnīþwēpnijaiþwēpnīþ
3rd pluralwēpnijanþiwēpnijainwēpnijanþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularwēpnijai–
2nd singularwēpnijasaiwēpnijaisau
3rd singularwēpnijaþaiwēpnijaiþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralwēpnijanþaiwēpnijainþau
2nd pluralwēpnijanþaiwēpnijainþau
3rd pluralwēpnijanþaiwēpnijainþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularwēpnidǭwēpnidēdį̄
2nd singularwēpnidēzwēpnidēdīz
3rd singularwēpnidēwēpnidēdī
1st dualwēpnidēdūwēpnidēdīw
2nd dualwēpnidēdudizwēpnidēdīdiz
1st pluralwēpnidēdumwēpnidēdīm
2nd pluralwēpnidēdudwēpnidēdīd
3rd pluralwēpnidēdunwēpnidēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
wēpnijaną wēpnijandz wēpnidaz

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Descendants

  • *wāpnijan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *wāpanen (Old Dutch)
      • wāpenen (Middle Dutch)
        • wapenen (Dutch)
  • *wāpnijan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wāfanen (Old High German)
      • wæfenen, weffenen (Middle High German)
  • *wāpnijan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *wāpanian (Old Saxon)
      • wēpenen (Middle Low German)
  • væpna (Old Norse)
    • væbne (Danish)
    • væpna (Icelandic)
  • væpna (Old Norse)
    • ? (Norwegian)
      • væpne (Norwegian Bokmål)
      • væpne, væpna (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • væpna (Old Norse)
    • vǣpna (Old Swedish)
      • väpna (Swedish)

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