waven

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wave, waffe

Etymology

From Old English wafian, from Proto-Germanic *wabōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwaːvən/

Verb

waven

1. To shake, swing or totter; to move to and fro.
2. To go away or astray; to travel.
3. (figurative) To be indecisive or unsure; to waver.
4. (rare) To wave; to cause to move to and fro.

Conjugation

Conjugation of waven (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) waven, wave
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	wave	waved
2nd-person singular	wavest	wavedest
3rd-person singular	waveth	waved
subjunctive singular	wave
imperative singular		—
plural1	waven, wave	waveden, wavede
imperative plural	waveth, wave	—
participles	wavynge, wavende	waved, ywaved

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: wave
• Scots: wave

References

• “waven (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-11.