wacken

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adjective

Watchful.

OriginMiddle English waken ← Old English wacen ← Proto-Germanic *wakanaz →
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Meanings

adjectivewacken (comparative more wacken, superlative most wacken)

comparative more wacken · superlative most wacken

  1. obsoleteWatchful.
  2. UKdialectalLively; sharp; wanton.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*wakaną“to wake, be awake, arise”
  2. Proto-Germanic*wakanaz
  3. Old Englishwacen
  4. Middle Englishwaken
  5. Englishwacken

From Middle English waken, from Old English wacen, ġewacen, from Proto-Germanic *wakanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *wakaną (“to wake, be awake, arise”), equivalent to wake + -en (past participle ending).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with wacken

brackenkrakenblackenslackenclachan
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APA

wacken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wacken

MLA

“wacken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wacken. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wacken,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wacken.

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