weyen

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English wegan, from Proto-West Germanic *wegan, from Proto-Germanic *weganą. ==== Alternative forms ==== way, weie, weien, weiȝe, weȝe, weye weyin (Late Middle English) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈwæi̯ən/ IPA(key): /wɛi̯/, /wɛ̞ː/ (Northern) ==== Verb ==== weyen (third-person singular simple present weyeth, present participle weyinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle weyed) To weigh (to measure the weight of): To dispense a apportioned weight of; to weigh out. (figurative) To evaluate deeds at Judgement Day. (figurative, rare) To apportion or dispense. To weigh (have a certain weight): (of a measure) To have a certain value (in another measure) (with doun or up) To adjust a balance by having a certain weight. (figuratively) To have a given relevance or moral standing. (figuratively, rare) To be onerous; to weigh upon. To examine, evaluate or consider: To judge; to make a determination in examining. To compare; to evaluate multiple things. (rare) To value or prize. To go or move (especially transporting something): To lift or hoist; to hold up. To push or nudge. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== English: weigh (with -gh from the past weigh) Middle Scots: wey Scots: wee, wey, weigh ===== References ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old English wǣġan, from Proto-West Germanic *waigijan. ==== Alternative forms ==== waye, weye ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈwæi̯ən/ ==== Verb ==== weyen (third-person singular simple present weyeth, present participle weyinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle weyed) (rare) To deceive or delude. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== References ===== “weien, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.