wacian

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *wakēn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ.ki.ɑn/

Verb

wacian

1. to be/stay awake

   Wacast þū?

   Are you awake?

   Iċ wacode ealle þā hwīle þe þū āgān wǣre.

   I stayed awake the whole time you were gone.

   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Decollation of St. John the Baptist"

     Ġif wē tō lange waciaþ, wē āteoriaþ.

     If we stay awake for too long, we faint.

   • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 14:37

     Þā cōm hē and fand hīe slǣpende, and cwæþ tō Petre, "Simon, slǣpst þū? Ne meahtest þū āne tīde wacian?"

     Then he came and found them asleep, and said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Couldn't you stay awake for one hour?"

2. to keep watch, be on guard
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Basilus, Bishop"

     Uton belucan þas circan and loc geinseglian and ġe ealle siðþan waciað þreo niht wuniġende on gebedum and...

     Let us lock up this church, and seal the lock and do ye all afterward watch three nights, continuing in prayer and...'

Conjugation

Conjugation of wacian (weak class 2)

infinitive	wacian	wacienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	waciġe	wacode
second person singular	wacast	wacodest
third person singular	wacaþ	wacode
plural	waciaþ	wacodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	waciġe	wacode
plural	waciġen	wacoden
imperative
singular	waca
plural	waciaþ
participle	present	past
	waciende	(ġe)wacod

Synonyms

• wæċċan

Antonyms

• slǣpan

Derived terms

• bewacian

Related terms

• wacan

Descendants

• Middle English: wakien
  • English: wake

Etymology 2

From wāc +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑː.ki.ɑn/

Verb

wācian

1. to become weakened or tired; to weaken
2. to calm; to lose one's bravery
3. to lose one's riches; to end up in poverty

Conjugation

Conjugation of wācian (weak class 2)

infinitive	wācian	wācienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wāciġe	wācode
second person singular	wācast	wācodest
third person singular	wācaþ	wācode
plural	wāciaþ	wācodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wāciġe	wācode
plural	wāciġen	wācoden
imperative
singular	wāca
plural	wāciaþ
participle	present	past
	wāciende	(ġe)wācod

Synonyms

• wǣcan

Related terms

• wāc

Descendants

• Middle English: woken