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Swedish
- väfva (obsolete since 1906)
Etymology
From Old Swedish væva, from Old Norse vefa, from Proto-Germanic *webaną, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to weave”). Compare Norwegian veve, Danish væve, Faroese veva, Icelandic vefa.
Verb
väva (present väver, preterite vävde, supine vävt, imperative väv)
- weave; to form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another
Conjugation
Conjugation of väva (weak)
Conjugation of väva (class 6 strong, archaic)
Conjugation of
väfva (class 6 strong, archaic, obsolete spelling, used before 1906)
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