wægn

Old English

Alternative forms

wæġen, wǣn, ƿæġn

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos, from *weǵʰ-. Cognate with Old Saxon wagan (Low German Wagen), Old Frisian wein (West Frisian wein), Dutch wagen, Old High German wagan (German Wagen), Old Norse vagn (Danish vogn, Swedish vagn). The Indo-European root is also the source of way and weigh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wæjn/

Noun

wæġn m (nominative plural wægnas)

wagon, carriage
the Plough

Derived terms

wæġnwyrhta

Descendants

Middle English: wayn, wain, wein, weyne, weine, wayne, wayen, wene, wen, waȝȝn, waynne, wane
- English: wain
- Scots: wain, wayn, wane

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