wagen
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From Middle Dutch wāgen, from Old Dutch wagan, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos, from *weǵʰ-. Doublet of wagon.
wagen m (plural wagens, diminutive wagentje n)
- vehicle types
From Middle Dutch wâgen. Equivalent to waag (“weighing scales”) + -en.
wagen
Conjugation of wagen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | wagen | |||
past singular | waagde | |||
past participle | gewaagd | |||
infinitive | wagen | |||
gerund | wagen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | waag | waagde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | waagt, waag2 | waagde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | waagt | waagde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | waagt | waagde | ||
3rd person singular | waagt | waagde | ||
plural | wagen | waagden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | wage | waagde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | wagen | waagden | ||
imperative sing. | waag | |||
imperative plur.1 | waagt | |||
participles | wagend | gewaagd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
From Middle Dutch wāgen, from Old Dutch *wagon, from Proto-West Germanic *wagōn, from Proto-Germanic *wagōną.
wagen
Conjugation of wagen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | wagen | |||
past singular | waagde | |||
past participle | gewaagd | |||
infinitive | wagen | |||
gerund | wagen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | waag | waagde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | waagt, waag2 | waagde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | waagt | waagde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | waagt | waagde | ||
3rd person singular | waagt | waagde | ||
plural | wagen | waagden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | wage | waagde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | wagen | waagden | ||
imperative sing. | waag | |||
imperative plur.1 | waagt | |||
participles | wagend | gewaagd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
wagen
From Middle High German wāgen, from Old High German wāga (“scales, balance; weight”), in the sense of to venture on a new object's weight. More at Waage.
wagen (weak, third-person singular present wagt, past tense wagte, past participle gewagt, auxiliary haben)
infinitive | wagen | ||||
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present participle | wagend | ||||
past participle | gewagt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich wage | wir wagen | i | ich wage | wir wagen |
du wagst | ihr wagt | du wagest | ihr waget | ||
er wagt | sie wagen | er wage | sie wagen | ||
preterite | ich wagte | wir wagten | ii | ich wagte1 | wir wagten1 |
du wagtest | ihr wagtet | du wagtest1 | ihr wagtet1 | ||
er wagte | sie wagten | er wagte1 | sie wagten1 | ||
imperative | wag (du) wage (du) |
wagt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
From Old Dutch *wagan, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn.
wāgen m
Singular | Plural | |
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nominative | wagen | wagene |
accusative | wagen | wagene |
genitive | wagens | wagene |
dative | wagene | wagenen |
From Old Dutch *wagon, from Proto-West Germanic *wagōn, from Proto-Germanic *wagōną.
wāgen
Weak | ||
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Infinitive | wāgen | |
3rd sg. past | — | |
3rd pl. past | — | |
Past participle | — | |
Infinitive | wāgen | |
In genitive | wāgens | |
In dative | wāgene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | wāge | — |
2nd singular | wāechs, wāges | — |
3rd singular | wāecht, wāget | — |
1st plural | wāgen | — |
2nd plural | wāecht, wāget | — |
3rd plural | wāgen | — |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | wāge | — |
2nd singular | wāechs, wāges | — |
3rd singular | wāge | — |
1st plural | wāgen | — |
2nd plural | wāecht, wāget | — |
3rd plural | wāgen | — |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | wāech, wāge | |
Plural | wāecht, wāget | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | wāgende | — |
wâgen
Weak | ||
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Infinitive | wâgen | |
3rd sg. past | — | |
3rd pl. past | — | |
Past participle | — | |
Infinitive | wâgen | |
In genitive | wâgens | |
In dative | wâgene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | wâge | — |
2nd singular | wâechs, wâges | — |
3rd singular | wâecht, wâget | — |
1st plural | wâgen | — |
2nd plural | wâecht, wâget | — |
3rd plural | wâgen | — |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | wâge | — |
2nd singular | wâechs, wâges | — |
3rd singular | wâge | — |
1st plural | wâgen | — |
2nd plural | wâecht, wâget | — |
3rd plural | wâgen | — |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | wâech, wâge | |
Plural | wâecht, wâget | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | wâgende | — |
From Old Northern French wagier; equivalent to wage + -en (infinitival suffix). Doublet of wedden.
wagen
In the term wagen batayle (probably from the sense "to risk"; i.e. "to risk battle"), the word approaches something similar to the sense of English (to) wage.
infinitive | (to) wagen, wage | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | wage | waged | |
2nd-person singular | wagest | wagedest | |
3rd-person singular | wageth | waged | |
subjunctive singular | wage | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | wagen, wage | wageden, wagede | |
imperative plural | wageth, wage | — | |
participles | wagynge, wagende | waged, ywaged |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
wagen m (plural wageni or wagenau)
H-prothesis does not affect this word as the ⟨w⟩ here represents the semivowel /w/ rather than a vowel sound.