vefa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vefa, from Proto-Germanic *webaną, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to weave”). Compare Faroese veva, Norwegian veve, Swedish väva, Danish væve.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛːva/
    Rhymes: -ɛːva

Verb

vefa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative óf, third-person plural past indicative ófu, supine ofið)

  1. to weave

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *webaną, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to weave”).

Verb

vefa (singular past indicative vaf, plural past indicative váfu, past participle ofinn)

  1. to weave

Conjugation
Conjugation of vefa — active (irregular, strong class 4)
infinitive vefa
present participle vefandi
past participle ofinn
indicative present past
1st-person singular vef óf, vaf
2nd-person singular vefr óft, vaft
3rd-person singular vefr óf, vaf
1st-person plural vefum ófum, váfum
2nd-person plural vefið ófuð, váfuð
3rd-person plural vefa ófu, váfu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular vefa œfa, væfa
2nd-person singular vefir œfir, væfir
3rd-person singular vefi œfi, væfi
1st-person plural vefim œfim, væfim
2nd-person plural vefið œfið, væfið
3rd-person plural vefi œfi, væfi
imperative present
2nd-person singular vef
1st-person plural vefum
2nd-person plural vefið
Conjugation of vefa — mediopassive (irregular, strong class 4)
infinitive vefask
present participle vefandisk
past participle ofizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular vefumk ófumk, váfumk
2nd-person singular vefsk ófzk, vafzk
3rd-person singular vefsk ófsk, vafsk
1st-person plural vefumsk ófumsk, váfumsk
2nd-person plural vefizk ófuzk, váfuzk
3rd-person plural vefask ófusk, váfusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular vefumk œfumk, væfumk
2nd-person singular vefisk œfisk, væfisk
3rd-person singular vefisk œfisk, væfisk
1st-person plural vefimsk œfimsk, væfimsk
2nd-person plural vefizk œfizk, væfizk
3rd-person plural vefisk œfisk, væfisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular vefask
1st-person plural vefumsk
2nd-person plural vefizk

Descendants
  • Icelandic: vefa
  • Faroese: veva
  • Norwegian: veve
  • Old Swedish: væva
    • Swedish: väva, väfva (pre-1906 spelling)
  • Danish: væve

References
  • “vefa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وفا (vefa), from Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /veˈfaː/

Noun

vefa (definite accusative vefayı, plural vefalar)

  1. loyalty, faithfulness

Declension
Inflection
Nominative vefa
Definite accusative vefayı
Singular Plural
Nominative vefa vefalar
Definite accusative vefayı vefaları
Dative vefaya vefalara
Locative vefada vefalarda
Ablative vefadan vefalardan
Genitive vefanın vefaların

Derived terms

Further reading
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