weyven

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Anglo-Norman weyver, from waif, from Old Norse veif (“flag”); equivalent to weif +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). ==== Alternative forms ==== weyve, wayve, weive, wayfe, wayvye, wayven, veyfen, waifen ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈwæi̯vən/ (Northern) IPA(key): /ˈwaːvən/ ==== Verb ==== weyven To decide not to engage in or with something; to ignore one's right to do something: To refuse to perform a task or job or take on a duty. To waive, renounce or reject something; to give up or go without. (e.g. a cause, a luxury, or a plot of land) To abscond; to sign out or relieve oneself. To avoid or to resist engaging in something: To withstand attack or tempting; to remain unbroken or resistant. To escape from something; to elude or remain unfindable. To block; to prevent: To dismiss; to send away or drive away. To eliminate, to get rid of or purge. To deem illegal; to declare someone to be a criminal. To distract; to stop from entering. To facilitate the passage of something to someone. To surrender; to admit or acknowledge defeat. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Quotations ===== ===== Descendants ===== English: waive Scots: wave (obsolete) ===== References ===== “weiven, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 July 2018. === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse veifa, from Proto-Germanic *waibijaną. ==== Alternative forms ==== weyve, wayve, wayf, wayfe, wayven, veyven ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈwæi̯vən/ ==== Verb ==== weyven To shake, waver or totter; to move to and fro: To dangle; to sway to and fro while suspended. To move about; to travel aimlessly or erratically. (figurative, rare) To be easily convinced to change course; to be uncertain. To cause to shake, waver or totter; to push around: (rare) To open, to lift up. (figurative, rare) To make oneself distracted. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== English: waive ===== References ===== “weiven, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 July 2018.