wæpn
Old English
Etymology
From Anglo-Frisian *wǣpn, from West Germanic *wāpn, from Northwest Germanic *wāpną, from Proto-Germanic *wēpną. Related to Old Frisian wēpn (West Frisian wapen), Old Saxon wāpan (Low German Wapen), Old Dutch wāpan (Dutch wapen), Old High German wāfan (German Waffe), Old Norse vápn (Swedish vapen), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽 (wēpn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwæːpn̩/
Noun
wǣpn n (nominative plural wǣpnu)
- weapon
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
- Iċ herġe þā wǣpnu and þone wer.
- I praise the weapons and the man.
- Iċ herġe þā wǣpnu and þone wer.
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
- penis
Declension
Declension of wæpn (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wǣpn | wǣpnu |
| accusative | wǣpn | wǣpnu |
| genitive | wǣpnes | wǣpna |
| dative | wǣpne | wǣpnum |
Derived terms
- bewǣpnian (to disarm)
- ġewǣpne (arms)
- ġewǣpnian (to arm)
- wǣpned (male)
- wǣpnhūs (armory)
- wǣpnlēas (unarmed)
- wǣpnwīfestre (hermaphrodite)
- wǣpnþracu (force of arms)
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