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w
ē
pan
V
To weep, wail, mourn, lament
Source:
Ringe 2014
:226,
https://bosworthtoller.com/35339
originates from: PGmc
*wōpijaną
"to call" (wōpijaną
>
wōpijan
>
wōpjan
>
wēpjan
>
wēpan) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Ringe 2014
:226)