weyver

Old French

Etymology

Old Northern French, of North Germanic origin, from or related to Old Norse veifa (“to swing about, wave”).

Noun

weyver oblique singular, m (oblique plural weyvers, nominative singular weyvers, nominative plural weyver)

1. (law) waiver

Verb

weyver

1. (law) to waive; to relinquish; to forgo

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-v, *-vs, *-vt are modified to f, s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of weyver (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		weyver			avoir weyvé
gerund		en weyvant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		weyvant
past participle		weyvé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	weyf	weyves	weyve	weyvons	weyvez	weyvent
	imperfect	weyvoie, weyveie, weyvoe, weyveve	weyvoies, weyveies, weyvoes, weyveves	weyvoit, weyveit, weyvot, weyveve	weyviiens, weyviens	weyviiez, weyviez	weyvoient, weyveient, weyvoent, weyvevent
	preterite	weyvai	weyvas	weyva	weyvames	weyvastes	weyverent
	future	weyverai	weyveras	weyvera	weyverons	weyveroiz, weyvereiz, weyverez	weyveront
	conditional	weyveroie, weyvereie	weyveroies, weyvereies	weyveroit, weyvereit	weyveriiens, weyveriens	weyveriiez, weyveriez	weyveroient, weyvereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	weyf	weys	weyt	weyvons	weyvez	weyvent
	imperfect	weyvasse	weyvasses	weyvast	weyvissons, weyvissiens	weyvissoiz, weyvissez, weyvissiez	weyvassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	weyve	—	weyvons	weyvez	—

Descendants

• → English: waive, waiver

References

• waiver on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “waive”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.