wæps

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wepsō, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (“wasp”), from *webʰ- (“weave”), referring to the insect's woven nests. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian *waps (West Frisian waps), Old Saxon waspa (Low German Wösp), Old Dutch wespa (Dutch wesp), Old High German wefsa (German Wespe). The Indo-European root is also the source of Old Burmese guohi, Latin vespa, Lithuanian vapsvà. The word is also related to English web and weave.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wæps/

Noun

wæps f

  1. a wasp
    Dūnstān wēpþ for þon hē wearþ fram ānre wæpse ġestungen.
    Dunstan is crying because he got stung by a wasp.

Declension
Declension of wæps (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative wæps wæpsa, wæpse
accusative wæpse wæpsa, wæpse
genitive wæpse wæpsa
dative wæpse wæpsum

Descendants
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