vefa

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛːva/
    Rhymes: -ɛːva

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.

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
Conjugation of vefa — active (irregular, strong class 4)
infinitive vefa
present participle vefandi
past participle ofinn
indicative present past
1st-person singular vef óf, vaf
2nd-person singular vefr óft, vaft
3rd-person singular vefr óf, vaf
1st-person plural vefum ófum, váfum
2nd-person plural vefið ófuð, váfuð
3rd-person plural vefa ófu, váfu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular vefa œfa, væfa
2nd-person singular vefir œfir, væfir
3rd-person singular vefi œfi, væfi
1st-person plural vefim œfim, væfim
2nd-person plural vefið œfið, væfið
3rd-person plural vefi œfi, væfi
imperative present
2nd-person singular vef
1st-person plural vefum
2nd-person plural vefið
Conjugation of vefa — mediopassive (irregular, strong class 4)
infinitive vefask
present participle vefandisk
past participle ofizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular vefumk ófumk, váfumk
2nd-person singular vefsk ófzk, vafzk
3rd-person singular vefsk ófsk, vafsk
1st-person plural vefumsk ófumsk, váfumsk
2nd-person plural vefizk ófuzk, váfuzk
3rd-person plural vefask ófusk, váfusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular vefumk œfumk, væfumk
2nd-person singular vefisk œfisk, væfisk
3rd-person singular vefisk œfisk, væfisk
1st-person plural vefimsk œfimsk, væfimsk
2nd-person plural vefizk œfizk, væfizk
3rd-person plural vefisk œfisk, væfisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular vefask
1st-person plural vefumsk
2nd-person plural vefizk

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

References
  • “vefa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Turkish

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic وَفَاء‎ (wafāʔ).

Noun

vefa (usually uncountable, definite accusative vefanı)

  1. loyalty

Declension

vefa (definite accusative vefanı)

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