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)