waden
See also: Waden
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wāden, from Old Dutch *wadan, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaːdə(n)/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːdən
- Homophones: waadden (general), waadde, wade (n-dropping)
Verb
waden
- to wade
Inflection
| Inflection of waden (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | waden | |||
| past singular | waadde | |||
| past participle | gewaad | |||
| infinitive | waden | |||
| gerund | waden n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | waad | waadde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | waadt | waadde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | waadt | waadde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | waadt | waadde | ||
| 3rd person singular | waadt | waadde | ||
| plural | waden | waadden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | wade | waadde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | waden | waadden | ||
| imperative sing. | waad | |||
| imperative plur.1 | waadt | |||
| participles | wadend | gewaad | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Related terms
- doorwaadbaar
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *wadan, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.
Verb
wāden
- to go, to step
- to wade
- to flow
- to penetrate (of a weapon)
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: waden
Further reading
- “waden”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “waden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Alternative forms
- wade, wode, wadon, wadyn, woden
Etymology
From Old English wadan, from Proto-West Germanic *wadan, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwaːdən/, /ˈwadən/
Verb
waden
- To move forth; to journey on or go about.
- To puncture or stab; to journey into a person's body.
- To wade; to walk through fluid:
- To wade through a fluid; to pass through by wading.
- (figuratively) To immerse or involve oneself in something.
- (rare) To reach or exist over water.
- (rare) To wax or wane.
Conjugation
Conjugation of waden (strong class 6 or weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) waden, wade | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | wade | wod, waded | |
| 2nd-person singular | wadest | wode, wod, wadedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | wadeth | wod, waded | |
| subjunctive singular | wade | wode1, waded1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | waden, wade | woden, wode, wadeden, wadede | |
| imperative plural | wadeth, wade | — | |
| participles | wadynge, wadende | wade, waded, ywade | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: wade
- Scots: wade, wad
References
- “wāden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wēdijaną.
Verb
wāden
- to clothe, to dress
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “wāden”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012