wæpen

Old English

Alternative forms

ƿæpen

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wēpną, from Proto-Indo-European *wēbnom. Cognate with Old Dutch and Old Saxon wāpan, Old High German wāfan (German Waffe), Old Norse vápn (Danish våben, Swedish vapen), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽 (wēpn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwæːpen/

Noun

wǣpen n (nominative plural wǣpnu)

(West Saxon) weapon
(West Saxon) penis

Declension

Declension of wæpen (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wǣpen	wǣpnu
accusative	wǣpen	wǣpnu
genitive	wǣpnes	wǣpna
dative	wǣpne	wǣpnum

Derived terms

(penis): wǣpnedmann

Descendants

Middle English: wepen
- English: weapon
- Scots: wapyn, wappen

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