wapen

From Dutch wapen, from Middle Dutch wâpen, from Old Dutch wāpan, from Proto-West Germanic *wāpn, from Proto-Germanic *wēpną.

wapen (plural wapens, diminutive wapentjie)

1. weapon, arms
2. (heraldry) coat of arms

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋaː.pə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: wa‧pen
• Rhymes: -aːpən

From Middle Dutch wâpen, from Old Dutch wāpan, from Proto-West Germanic *wāpn, from Proto-Germanic *wēpną.

wapen n (plural wapens or wapenen, diminutive wapentje n)

1. weapon
2. (heraldry) coat of arms

   Synonym: wapenschild

3. A branch or division of the armed forces (e.g., army, navy, cavalry)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

wapen

1. first-person singular present indicative of wapenen
2. imperative of wapenen

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “inherited?”)

wapen n (plural wapens, diminutive wapentsje)

1. weapon
2. coat of arms
3. penis

• wepen (archaic)

• “wapen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011