vefa

See also: vəfa

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 subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular vef óf, vaf vefa œfa, væfa
2nd person singular vefr óft, vaft vefir œfir, væfir
3rd person singular vefr óf, vaf vefi œfi, væfi
1st person plural vefum ófum, váfum vefim œfim, væfim
2nd person plural vefið ófuð, váfuð vefið œfið, væfið
3rd person plural vefa ófu, váfu 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 subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular vefumk ófumk, váfumk vefumk œfumk, væfumk
2nd person singular vefsk ófzk, vafzk vefisk œfisk, væfisk
3rd person singular vefsk ófsk, vafsk vefisk œfisk, væfisk
1st person plural vefumsk ófumsk, váfumsk vefimsk œfimsk, væfimsk
2nd person plural vefizk ófuzk, váfuzk vefizk œfizk, væfizk
3rd person plural vefask ófusk, váfusk 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

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “vefa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

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

Declension of vefa
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