wacan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *wakan, from Proto-Germanic *wakaną, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be strong, be lively, be vigilant”). Cognate with Old High German wahhen, Old Norse vaka, Danish våge, Dutch waken, German wachen. Akin to Latin vigil. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwɑ.kɑn/ Rhymes: -ɑ.kɑn === Verb === wacan to awake, arise, originate, to be born ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== āwacan wacen Middle English: waken English: wacken ⇒ ġewacen ==== Related terms ==== wacian wacu ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: waken English: wake Scots: wake == Somali == === Adjective === wacan perfect