wepan

Old English

Etymology

From earlier wœpan, from Proto-West Germanic *wōpijan, Proto-Germanic *wōpijaną. Cognate with Old Frisian wēpa, Old Saxon wōpian, Old High German wuofan, Old Norse ǿpa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈweː.pɑn/

Verb

wēpan

  1. to weep
  2. to complain, bewail

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: wepen
    • Scots: wep , wepe, weip
    • English: weep
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