wæpn
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *wāpn, from Proto-Germanic *wēpną.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wǣpn n (nominative plural wǣpnu)
- weapon
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
- ...and awearp his wǣpna...
- ...and threw away his weapons,...
- penis
Declension[edit]
Declension of wæpn (strong a-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
- ġewǣpne (“arms”)
- hildewǣpn (“weapon of war”)
- wǣpnian (“to arm”)
- wǣpned (“male”)
- wǣpnhūs (“armory”)
- wǣpnlēas (“unarmed”)
- wǣpnwīfestre (“hermaphrodite”)
- wǣpnþracu (“force of arms”)
Descendants[edit]
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- ang:Genitalia