waveren
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwaːv(ə)rən/, /ˈwaːf(ə)rən/
Verb
waveren
- To shake, swing or totter; to move to and fro.
- To move around, especially erratically; to travel.
- (figurative) To be mutable or uncertain; to waver or change.
- (figurative) To deviate or become morally suspect.
Conjugation
Conjugation of waveren (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) waveren, wavere | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | wavere | wavered | |
| 2nd-person singular | waverest | waveredest | |
| 3rd-person singular | wavereth | wavered | |
| subjunctive singular | wavere | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | waveren, wavere | wavereden, waverede | |
| imperative plural | wavereth, wavere | — | |
| participles | waverynge, waverende | wavered, ywavered | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Derived terms
References
- “wāveren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-11.
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