waff
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waff (third-person singular simple present waffs, present participle waffing, simple past and past participle waffed)
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English waffe, northern variant of waven, from Old English wafian (“to wave”). Compare also Middle English waf, wayfe (“smell; waft; odour”).
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waff (third-person singular simple present waffs, present participle waffin, simple past wafft, past participle wafft)
- to wave, to move to and fro
Descendants[edit]
- waffle (Etymology 2) (in the sense "vacillate")
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