wæflian

== Old English == === Etymology === Origin obscure, but likely from Proto-West Germanic *wablōn, a dissimilated variant of *bablōn (“to babble”), from Proto-Germanic *bablōną, a variant of *babalōną. See babble. For change of b to w, compare Proto-Germanic *baswǭ and *waswǭ (“aunt”); Middle High German behaben and wehaben (“to behave”), a phenomenon of known occurrence in Proto-West Germanic descendants. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwæf.li.ɑn/, [ˈwæv.li.ɑn] === Verb === wæflian to talk or speak foolishly; to waffle ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== *bæblian