From earlier weiven, from Middle Dutch weiven, from Old Dutch *weiven, from Proto-West Germanic *waibijan, from Proto-Germanic *waibijaną.
wuiven
Sometimes the verb is conjugated as a class 2 strong verb (woof - gewoven) as a result of analogy. This is generally considered non-standard.
Conjugation of wuiven (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | wuiven | |||
past singular | wuifde | |||
past participle | gewuifd | |||
infinitive | wuiven | |||
gerund | wuiven n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | wuif | wuifde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | wuift, wuif2 | wuifde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | wuift | wuifde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | wuift | wuifde | ||
3rd person singular | wuift | wuifde | ||
plural | wuiven | wuifden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | wuive | wuifde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | wuiven | wuifden | ||
imperative sing. | wuif | |||
imperative plur.1 | wuift | |||
participles | wuivend | gewuifd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |