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Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *wibr, from Proto-Germanic *wibraz (missile), from Proto-Indo-European *weyp-, *weyb- (to oscillate; swing). Cognate with Old Norse vifr (sword).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈwi.fer/, [ˈwi.ver]

Noun edit

wifer m

  1. missile, arrow, javelin, dart

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