See also: väv

Danish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /vɛːˀv/, [ˈʋɛˀw], [ˈʋɛwˀ]

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse vefr m, from Proto-Germanic *wabją n, cognate with Swedish väv, English web, Dutch web. Derived from the verb *webaną (to weave) (Danish væve).

Noun edit

væv c (singular definite væven, plural indefinite væve)

  1. loom (an instrument for weaving)
Declension edit

Noun edit

væv n (singular definite vævet, plural indefinite væv)

  1. web (something woven)
  2. (figuratively) web (a structure of closely interrelated things)
  3. (biology) tissue
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

væv

  1. imperative of væve