wefan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Verb edit
wefan
- to weave
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of wefan (strong class 5)
infinitive | wefan | wefenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | wefe | wæf |
second person singular | wifst | wǣfe |
third person singular | wifþ | wæf |
plural | wefaþ | wǣfon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | wefe | wǣfe |
plural | wefen | wǣfen |
imperative | ||
singular | wef | |
plural | wefaþ | |
participle | present | past |
wefende | (ġe)wefen |
Descendants edit
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈwɛvan/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈweːvan/, /ˈwɛvan/
Noun edit
wefan
- Soft mutation of gwefan.
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
gwefan | wefan | ngwefan | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |