veive

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse veifa.

Verb

veive (imperative veiv, present tense veiver, passive veives, simple past veiva or veivet or veivde, past participle veiva or veivet or veivd, present participle veivende)

1. to wave, swing

References

• “veive” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “veive” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse veifa, from Proto-Germanic *waibijaną.

Verb

veive (present tense veivar or veiver, simple past veiva or veivde, past participle veiva or veivd or veivt, passive veivast, present participle veivande, imperative veiv)

1. to wave, swing

Alternative forms

• veiva

References

• “veive” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.