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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse vefr m, from Proto-Germanic *wabją n, cognate with Swedish väv, English web, Dutch web. Derived from the verb *webaną (“to weave”) (Danish væve).
Noun
væv c (singular definite væven, plural indefinite væve)
- loom (an instrument for weaving)
Declension
Noun
væv n (singular definite vævet, plural indefinite væv)
- web (something woven)
- (figuratively) web (a structure of closely interrelated things)
- (biology) tissue
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
væv
- imperative of væve