"waveren" meaning in All languages combined

See waveren on Wiktionary

Verb [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈwaːv(ə)rən/, /ˈwav(ə)rən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse vafra. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|non|vafra}} Borrowed from Old Norse vafra Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} waveren, {{enm-verb|stem=waver}} waveren (third-person singular simple present wavereth, present participle waverende, waverynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wavered) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|waver}} Forms: wavereth [present, singular, third-person], waverende [participle, present], waverynge [participle, present], wavered [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], waveren [infinitive], to waveren [infinitive], wavere [infinitive], wavere [first-person, present, singular], wavered [first-person, past, singular], waverest [present, second-person, singular], waveredest [past, second-person, singular], wavereth [present, singular, third-person], wavered [past, singular, third-person], wavere [present, singular, subjunctive], wavered [past, singular, subjunctive], wavere [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], waveren [plural, present], wavere [plural, present], wavereden [past, plural], waverede [past, plural], wavereth [imperative, plural, present], wavere [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], waverynge [participle, present], waverende [participle, present], wavered [participle, past], ywavered [participle, past]
  1. To shake, swing or totter; to move to and fro.
    Sense id: en-waveren-enm-verb-kEuz-Pyf
  2. To move around, especially erratically.
    Sense id: en-waveren-enm-verb-W3BUIT56 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 45 15 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 57 11 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 57 7 6
  3. (figurative) To be mutable or uncertain; to waver or change. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-waveren-enm-verb-2Ji6wK02
  4. (figurative) To deviate or become morally suspect. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-waveren-enm-verb-05Due8Wy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wafyr, wavere, vaveren, waveron, waveryn, wavyr Derived forms: waverynge

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "wavereth",
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        "present",
        "singular",
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    {
      "form": "waverende",
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      "form": "wavered",
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        "past",
        "singular",
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      "form": "waveren",
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    {
      "form": "to waveren",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wavere",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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      "form": "wavere",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
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    {
      "form": "wavereth",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular"
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural"
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        "present"
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        "To shake, swing or totter; to move to and fro."
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        [
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          "totter",
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          "to and fro"
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        "To move around, especially erratically."
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          "move",
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        "To be mutable or uncertain; to waver or change."
      ],
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          "waver",
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          "change"
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        "(figurative) To be mutable or uncertain; to waver or change."
      ],
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        "figuratively"
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    },
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        "To deviate or become morally suspect."
      ],
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          "deviate",
          "deviate"
        ],
        [
          "morally",
          "morally"
        ],
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          "suspect",
          "suspect"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) To deviate or become morally suspect."
      ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwaːv(ə)rən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwav(ə)rən/"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "wafyr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "wavere"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vaveren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "waveron"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "waveryn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "wavyr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "waveren"
}
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    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "form": "wavereth",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waverende",
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      "form": "wavere",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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    {
      "form": "wavere",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "wavered",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "waverest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waveredest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wavereth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "wavered",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "wavere",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
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    {
      "form": "wavered",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "wavere",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waveren",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "wavere",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
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      "form": "wavereden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "waverede",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
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        "present"
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        "present"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywavered",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "To shake, swing or totter; to move to and fro."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shake",
          "shake"
        ],
        [
          "swing",
          "swing"
        ],
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          "totter",
          "totter"
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          "to and fro",
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      "glosses": [
        "To move around, especially erratically."
      ],
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          "move",
          "move"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To be mutable or uncertain; to waver or change."
      ],
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          "mutable",
          "mutable"
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          "uncertain",
          "uncertain"
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          "waver",
          "waver"
        ],
        [
          "change",
          "change"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) To be mutable or uncertain; to waver or change."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To deviate or become morally suspect."
      ],
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        [
          "deviate",
          "deviate"
        ],
        [
          "morally",
          "morally"
        ],
        [
          "suspect",
          "suspect"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) To deviate or become morally suspect."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwaːv(ə)rən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwav(ə)rən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "wafyr"
    },
    {
      "word": "wavere"
    },
    {
      "word": "vaveren"
    },
    {
      "word": "waveron"
    },
    {
      "word": "waveryn"
    },
    {
      "word": "wavyr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "waveren"
}

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