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vefa

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See also: vəfa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vefa, from Proto-Germanic *webaną, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to weave”). Compare Faroese veva, Norwegian veve, Swedish väva, Danish væve.

Pronunciation

Verb

vefa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative óf, third-person plural past indicative ófu, supine ofið)

  1. to weave

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *webaną, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to weave”).

Verb

vefa (singular past indicative vaf, plural past indicative váfu, past participle ofinn)

  1. to weave

Conjugation

More information infinitive, present participle ...
More information infinitive, present participle ...

Descendants

  • Icelandic: vefa
  • Faroese: veva
  • Norwegian: veve
  • Old Swedish: væva
    • Swedish: väva, väfva (pre-1906 spelling)
  • Danish: væve

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “vefa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وفا (vefa), from Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ).

Pronunciation

Noun

vefa (definite accusative vefayı, plural vefalar)

  1. loyalty, faithfulness

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

Further reading

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