waven

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Middle English

Alternative forms

wave, waffe

Etymology

From Old English wafian.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwaːvən/

Verb

waven

To shake, swing or totter; to move to and fro.
To go away or astray; to travel.
(figurative) To be indecisive or unsure; to waver.
(rare) To wave; to cause to move to and fro.

Conjugation

Conjugation of waven (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) waven, wave
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	wave	waved
2nd-person singular	wavest	wavedest
3rd-person singular	waveth	waved
subjunctive singular	wave	waved
imperative singular	wave	—

plural¹	waven, wave	waveden, wavede
imperative plural	waveth, wave	—

participles	wavynge, wavende	waved, ywaved

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: wave
Scots: wave

References

“waven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-11.

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