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wacken.

Watchful.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Watchful.

    obsolete
  2. Lively; sharp; wanton.

    UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

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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