weien

See also: wéien

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvai̯en/, [ˈvɑɪ̯.ən]
Rhymes: -ɑɪən

Etymology 1

From Middle High German wigen, north-western variant of wegen with generalisation of the -i- of the present singular forms, from Old High German wegan, from Proto-West Germanic *wegan.

Cognate with German wiegen, Dutch wegen, English weigh, Danish veje, Icelandic vega. The Luxembourgish verb developed regularly as wigen > *wīen > weien. As still in leien, the original conjugation must have been weien, *wäit, *geweeën; but the forms were adapted by analogy with such verbs as dreiwen, dreift, gedriwwen.

Verb

weien (third-person singular present weit, past participle gewien, auxiliary verb hunn)

(transitive) to weigh, to measure the weight of
(intransitive) to weigh, to have a certain weight

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	weien
participle	gewien
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	weien	—
2nd singular	weis	wei
3rd singular	weit	—
1st plural	weien	—
2nd plural	weit	weit
3rd plural	weien	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

Related terms

Gewiicht

Etymology 2

From Middle High German and Old High German wīhen, from Proto-West Germanic *wīhijan. Cognate with German weihen, Swedish viga, Icelandic vígja.

Verb

weien (third-person singular present weit, past participle geweit, auxiliary verb hunn)

(transitive, Christianity) to consecrate, to hallow

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	weien
participle	geweit
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	weien	—
2nd singular	weis	wei
3rd singular	weit	—
1st plural	weien	—
2nd plural	weit	weit
3rd plural	weien	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

aweien

Related terms

Wei