wecchen

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English weċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *wakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛt͡ʃən/

Verb

wecchen

1. to wake, rouse

Conjugation

Conjugation of wecchen (weak irregular)

infinitive	(to) wecchen, wecche
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	wecche	weighte
2nd-person singular	wecchest	weightest
3rd-person singular	weccheth	weighte
subjunctive singular	wecche
imperative singular		—
plural1	wecchen, wecche	weighten, weighte
imperative plural	weccheth, wecche	—
participles	wecchynge, wecchende	weight, yweight

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

References

• “wecchen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.