English Explanatory Dictionary

washen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. alternative past participle of wash.
adj
  1. clean

Word forms

washen more washen most washen

Etymology

From Middle English wasshen, waschen, ywasshe (past participle of wasshen (“to wash”)), from Old English wasċen, ġewasċen (“washed”, past participle of wasċan (“to wash”)), equivalent to wash + -en. Cognate with Saterland Frisian waasken (“washed, washen”), West Frisian wosken (“washed, washen”), Dutch gewassen (“washed, washen”), German Low German wusken (“washed, washen”), German gewaschen (“washed, washen”). More at wash.

Antonyms

unwashen
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