wedan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === wœ̄dan — Mercian === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *wōdijaną, derived from *wōdaz (“insane or enraged,” whence Old English wōd) + *-ijaną (causative suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈweː.dɑn/ Rhymes: -eː.dɑn === Verb === wēdan to be or go insane, or to rage late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 10:20-21 (especially with dogs and other animals) to have rabies ==== Conjugation ====