wæpn

Old English

Alternative forms

wǣpen

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wāpn, from Proto-Germanic *wēpną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wæːpn/

Noun

wǣpn n (nominative plural wǣpnu)

weapon
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English‎:
  Iċ herie þā wǣpnu and þone wer.
  I praise the weapons and the man.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
  ...and awearp his wǣpna...
  ...and threw away his weapons,...
penis

Declension

Declension of wæpn (strong a-stem)

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

Derived terms

ġewǣpne (“arms”)
hildewǣpn (“weapon of war”)
wǣpnian (“to arm”)
wǣpned (“male”)
wǣpnhūs (“armory”)
wǣpnlēas (“unarmed”)
wǣpnwīfestre (“hermaphrodite”)
wǣpnþracu (“force of arms”)

Descendants

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

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