wecgan

Old English

Alternative forms

ƿeċġan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wagjaną. Cognate with the noun wecg, Lithuanian vagis (“wedge”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwed.d͡ʒɑn/

Verb

weċġan

to move, agitate, drive hither and thither

Descendants

English: to wedge

References

John R. Clark Hall, A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Second Edition, 1916.

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