wacken

adj — 2 senses

wacken

adj

Etymology 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).

1

Obsolete Watchful.

2

UK, Dialectal Lively; sharp; wanton.

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