וועבן

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Yiddish

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German weben, from Old High German weban, from Proto-West Germanic *weban, from Proto-Germanic *webaną. Cognate with German weben.

Verb

וועבן (vebn) (past participle געוועבט (gevebt))

  1. (imperfective) to weave (to form something by passing strands of material over and under one another)
  2. (imperfective) to weave (to spin a cocoon or similar)
  3. (intransitive, reflexive with זיך (zikh)) to take shape, take form

Conjugation

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “וועבן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “וועבן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN