wefan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *weban.

Cognates:

Germanic cognates include Old Frisian weva, Old Saxon weƀan, Old Dutch wevan, Old High German weban, Old Norse vefa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwe.fɑn/, [ˈwe.vɑn]

Verb

wefan

to weave

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

Middle English: weven
- English: weave

Welsh

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛvan/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈweːvan/, /ˈwɛvan/

Noun

wefan

Soft mutation of gwefan.

Mutation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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