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veifa

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse veifa, from Proto-Germanic *waibjō, from Proto-Indo-European *weyp-.

Verb

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veifa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative veifaði, supine veifað)

  1. to swing [with dative]
    Synonyms: vingsa, sveifla
  2. to wave [with dative]
    Synonym: vinka
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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veifa f (genitive singular veifu, nominative plural veifur)

  1. pennant, flag
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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *waibijaną, whence also Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (biwaibjan).

Verb

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veifa

  1. to wave

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: veifa
  • Norwegian: veive
  • Swedish: veva

Further reading

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