weven
Middle English
/ˈwɛːvən/, /ˈwɛːvən/, /ˈwɛːvən/
verb
Definitions
- To weave; to perform or do some weaving.
- To manufacture or craft textiles by weaving.
- To create a cobweb or spiderweb.
- To cross together sticks as to form a structure.
- To ornament or embellish via sewing or needlework.
- To research in order to create a document or speech.
- To affect or leave a lasting mark upon a person or thing.
- (rare) To embroil in conflict or distress; to afflict.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English wefan (weave) inherited from Proto-Germanic *webaną (weave) derived from Old Norse vefa.
Origin
Old Norse
vefa
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- basketweave English
- even-weave English
- evenweave English
- flatweave English
- folkweave English
- interweave English
- inweave English
- reweave English
- unweave English
- weavable English
- weave English
- weaver English
- weavest English
- weaveth English
- weavy English
- weft English
- *webʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- veve Norwegian Bokmål
- *webaną Proto-Germanic
- veva Norwegian Nynorsk
- wefan Old English
- weft Old English
- ōwef Old English
- wefe Middle English
- wefte Middle English
- weve Middle English
- wever Middle English
- weving Middle English
- vefa Old Norse
- væve Danish
- vefa Icelandic
- weban Old High German
- veva Faroese
- *weban gmw-pro
- wevan Old Dutch
- wevan Old Saxon
- væva Old Swedish
- wefa Old Frisian