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Middle English
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Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse vafra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwaːv(ə)rən/, /ˈwav(ə)rən/
Verb
waveren (third-person singular simple present wavereth, present participle waverende, waverynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wavered)
- To shake, swing or totter; to move to and fro.
- To move around, especially erratically.
- (figurative) To be mutable or uncertain; to waver or change.
- (figurative) To deviate or become morally suspect.
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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