wacchen

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English wæċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *wakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwat͡ʃən/

Verb

wacchen

  1. to be or stay awake
  2. to guard, protect
  3. to observe vigilantly

Conjugation

Conjugation of wacchen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) wacchen, wacche
present tense past tense
1st-person singular wacche wacched
2nd-person singular wacchest wacchedest
3rd-person singular waccheth wacched
subjunctive singular wacche
imperative singular —
plural1 wacchen, wacche waccheden, wacchede
imperative plural waccheth, wacche —
participles wacchynge, wacchende wacched, ywacched

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: watch

References

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