wefan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *weban.

Cognates

Germanic cognates include Old Frisian weva, Old Saxon weƀan, Old Dutch wevan, Old High German weban, Old Norse vefa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwe.fɑn/, [ˈwe.vɑn]

Verb

wefan

  1. to weave

Conjugation

Conjugation of wefan (strong, class V)
infinitive wefan wefenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wefe wæf
second person singular wifst wǣfe
third person singular wifþ wæf
plural wefaþ wǣfon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wefe wǣfe
plural wefen wǣfen
imperative
singular wef
plural wefaþ
participle present past
wefende (ġe)wefen

Descendants

  • Middle English: weven

Welsh

Pronunciation

Noun

wefan

  1. soft mutation of gwefan

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwefan
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwefan wefan ngwefan unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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