veie

See also: veié

Middle English

Adjective

veie

1. Alternative form of fey (“marked for death”)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• vege (Nynorsk also)

Etymology

From Old Norse vega

Verb

veie (imperative vei, present tense veier, passive veies, simple past veide, past participle veid, present participle veiende)

1. to weigh (something / someone)
2. veie seg - to weigh oneself

Derived terms

• oppveie
• tungtveiende

Related terms

• vekt

References

• “veie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Old French

Noun

veie oblique singular, f (oblique plural veies, nominative singular veie, nominative plural veies)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of voie
   • circa 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:

     A la veie se mistrent

     They took to the road