waveren

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wafyr, wavere, vaveren, waveron, waveryn, wavyr

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse vafra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwaːv(ə)rən/, /ˈwav(ə)rən/

Verb

waveren (third-person singular simple present wavereth, present participle waverende, waverynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wavered)

1. To shake, swing or totter; to move to and fro.
2. To move around, especially erratically.
3. (figurative) To be mutable or uncertain; to waver or change.
4. (figurative) To deviate or become morally suspect.

Conjugation

Conjugation of waveren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) waveren, wavere
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	wavere	wavered
2nd-person singular	waverest	waveredest
3rd-person singular	wavereth	wavered
subjunctive singular	wavere
imperative singular		—
plural1	waveren, wavere	wavereden, waverede
imperative plural	wavereth, wavere	—
participles	waverynge, waverende	wavered, ywavered

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

• waverynge

Descendants

• English: waver
• Scots: waver

References

• “wāveren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-11.