weyven
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman weyver, from waif, from Old Norse veif (“flag”); equivalent to weif + -en.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɛi̯vən/
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Verb
weyven
- To decide not to engage in or with something; to ignore one's right to do something:
- To refuse to perform a task or job or take on a duty.
- To waive, renounce or reject something; to give up or go without. (e.g. a cause, a luxury, or a plot of land)
- To abscond; to sign out or relieve oneself.
- To avoid or to resist engaging in something:
- To withstand attack or tempting; to remain unbroken or resistant.
- To escape from something; to elude or remain unfindable.
- To block; to prevent:
- To dismiss; to send away or drive away.
- To eliminate, to get rid of or purge.
- To deem illegal; to declare someone to be a criminal.
- To distract; to stop from entering.
- To facilitate the passage of something to someone.
- To surrender; to admit or acknowledge defeat.
Conjugation
Conjugation of weyven (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
- “weiven (v.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-12.
Etymology 2
From Old Norse veifa, from Proto-Germanic *waibijaną.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
weyven
- To shake, waver or totter; to move to and fro:
- To dangle; to sway to and fro while suspended.
- To move about; to travel aimlessly or erratically.
- (figurative, rare) To be easily convinced to change course; to be uncertain.
- To cause to shake, waver or totter; to push around:
- (rare) To open, to lift up.
- (figurative, rare) To make oneself distracted.
Conjugation
Conjugation of weyven (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: waive
References
- “weiven (v.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-12.
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- Middle English terms suffixed with -en
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- Middle English terms derived from Old Norse
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