Middle English edit

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Norse vafra.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈwaːv(ə)rən/, /ˈwav(ə)rən/

Verb edit

waveren (third-person singular simple present wavereth, present participle waverende, waverynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wavered)

  1. To shake, swing or totter; to move to and fro.
  2. To move around, especially erratically.
  3. (figurative) To be mutable or uncertain; to waver or change.
  4. (figurative) To deviate or become morally suspect.

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Descendants edit

  • English: waver
  • Scots: waver

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