"weven" meaning in Middle English

See weven in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈwɛːvən/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English wefan. The past forms are sometimes influenced by Old Norse vefa. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|to weave}}, {{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|wefan|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English wefan, {{inh+|enm|ang|wefan}} Inherited from Old English wefan, {{der|enm|non|vefa}} Old Norse vefa Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} weven Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|wev|wev|waf|wev|wev|2a=wof|3a=wov|4a=wov|class=5|class2=4}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], weven [infinitive], to weven [infinitive], weve [infinitive], weve [first-person, present, singular], wev [first-person, past, singular], wof [first-person, past, singular], wevest [present, second-person, singular], wafe [past, second-person, singular], wove [past, second-person, singular], wev [past, second-person, singular], wof [past, second-person, singular], weveth [present, singular, third-person], wev [past, singular, third-person], wof [past, singular, third-person], weve [present, singular, subjunctive], wafe [past, singular, subjunctive], wove [past, singular, subjunctive], weve [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], weven [plural, present], weve [plural, present], wafen [past, plural], wafe [past, plural], woven [past, plural], wove [past, plural], weveth [imperative, plural, present], weve [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], wevynge [participle, present], wevende [participle, present], weven [participle, past], weve [participle, past], woven [participle, past], wove [participle, past], yweven [participle, past], yweve [participle, past], ueve [alternative], wefe [alternative], weve [alternative], wevyn [alternative], wewen [alternative], wyven [alternative]
  1. To interlace; to weave:
    To weave (interlace thread).
    Sense id: en-weven-enm-verb-Tup0N4FP Categories (other): Textiles, Weaving Disambiguation of Textiles: 12 12 12 9 0 0 11 8 0 0 0 12 6 8 0 10 Disambiguation of Weaving: 16 16 16 3 5 5 3 13 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 3
  2. To interlace; to weave:
    To make a spiderweb or cobweb.
    Sense id: en-weven-enm-verb-hJWJJnXZ Categories (other): Textiles, Weaving Disambiguation of Textiles: 12 12 12 9 0 0 11 8 0 0 0 12 6 8 0 10 Disambiguation of Weaving: 16 16 16 3 5 5 3 13 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 3
  3. To interlace; to weave:
    To interlace sticks (into a structure).
    Sense id: en-weven-enm-verb-9n69szk~ Categories (other): Textiles, Weaving Disambiguation of Textiles: 12 12 12 9 0 0 11 8 0 0 0 12 6 8 0 10 Disambiguation of Weaving: 16 16 16 3 5 5 3 13 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 3
  4. To ornament with sewing or needlework.
    Sense id: en-weven-enm-verb-uHd87WsJ Categories (other): Sewing Disambiguation of Sewing: 6 5 5 26 8 8 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4
  5. To put together; to build.
    Sense id: en-weven-enm-verb-CAYpJ~rs
  6. (rare, figurative) To cast a shadow. Tags: figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-weven-enm-verb-vphTBJ2C
  7. (rare) To ensnare in conflict. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-weven-enm-verb-OugphzLi Categories (other): Textiles Disambiguation of Textiles: 12 12 12 9 0 0 11 8 0 0 0 12 6 8 0 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: wevere, wevynge
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈwɛːvən/
Etymology: From Old Norse veifa and Old English wǣfan, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *waibijaną. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|to wander}}, {{bor|enm|non|veifa}} Old Norse veifa, {{inh|enm|ang|wǣfan}} Old English wǣfan, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*waibijaną}} Proto-Germanic *waibijaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} weven Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|wev}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], weven [infinitive], to weven [infinitive], weve [infinitive], weve [first-person, present, singular], weved [first-person, past, singular], wevest [present, second-person, singular], wevedest [past, second-person, singular], weveth [present, singular, third-person], weved [past, singular, third-person], weve [present, singular, subjunctive], weved [past, singular, subjunctive], weve [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], weven [plural, present], weve [plural, present], weveden [past, plural], wevede [past, plural], weveth [imperative, plural, present], weve [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], wevynge [participle, present], wevende [participle, present], weved [participle, past], yweved [participle, past], wefe [alternative], weve [alternative]
  1. To weave about; to move erratically.
    Sense id: en-weven-enm-verb-anHtkkpq Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Weaving Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 6 4 11 4 3 3 5 5 4 4 4 Disambiguation of Weaving: 16 16 16 3 5 5 3 13 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 3
  2. To move or travel; to go.
    Sense id: en-weven-enm-verb-NCBKwqdi
  3. To dismember; to decapitate.
    Sense id: en-weven-enm-verb-b0F189u7
  4. To cause to move; to disrupt something's position.
    Sense id: en-weven-enm-verb-RA2XCoWk
  5. To surrender; to acknowledge defeat.
    Sense id: en-weven-enm-verb-3h7aQ9y1 Categories (other): Textiles Disambiguation of Textiles: 12 12 12 9 0 0 11 8 0 0 0 12 6 8 0 10
  6. To enclose; to surround with material.
    Sense id: en-weven-enm-verb-Fn0xwyg0
  7. (rare) To renounce or forego an action. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-weven-enm-verb-XvOav~cv
  8. (rare) To indicate or wave towards. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-weven-enm-verb-YZWB0Z-R
  9. (rare) To cause agony or anguish. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-weven-enm-verb-14PJp~hD Categories (other): Textiles Disambiguation of Textiles: 12 12 12 9 0 0 11 8 0 0 0 12 6 8 0 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          },
          "expansion": "English: weave",
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      "form": "wof",
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      "form": "weveth",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
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    },
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        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "wevende",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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      "form": "wove",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "yweven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yweve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ueve",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wefe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weve",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wevyn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wewen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wyven",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "wevere"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "wevynge"
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  ],
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        {
          "_dis": "12 12 12 9 0 0 11 8 0 0 0 12 6 8 0 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
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        "To interlace; to weave:",
        "To weave (interlace thread)."
      ],
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        [
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "To interlace; to weave:",
        "To make a spiderweb or cobweb."
      ],
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        [
          "interlace",
          "interlace"
        ],
        [
          "weave",
          "weave"
        ],
        [
          "spiderweb",
          "spiderweb"
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        [
          "cobweb",
          "cobweb"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Textiles",
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        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
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          "orig": "enm:Weaving",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To interlace; to weave:",
        "To interlace sticks (into a structure)."
      ],
      "id": "en-weven-enm-verb-9n69szk~",
      "links": [
        [
          "interlace",
          "interlace"
        ],
        [
          "weave",
          "weave"
        ],
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          "sticks",
          "sticks"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "6 5 5 26 8 8 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Sewing",
          "orig": "enm:Sewing",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To ornament with sewing or needlework."
      ],
      "id": "en-weven-enm-verb-uHd87WsJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "ornament",
          "ornament"
        ],
        [
          "sewing",
          "sewing"
        ],
        [
          "needlework",
          "needlework"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To put together; to build."
      ],
      "id": "en-weven-enm-verb-CAYpJ~rs",
      "links": [
        [
          "together",
          "together"
        ],
        [
          "build",
          "build"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To cast a shadow."
      ],
      "id": "en-weven-enm-verb-vphTBJ2C",
      "links": [
        [
          "shadow",
          "shadow"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, figurative) To cast a shadow."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 12 12 9 0 0 11 8 0 0 0 12 6 8 0 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Textiles",
          "orig": "enm:Textiles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To ensnare in conflict."
      ],
      "id": "en-weven-enm-verb-OugphzLi",
      "links": [
        [
          "ensnare",
          "ensnare"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To ensnare in conflict."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɛːvən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "weven"
}

{
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      "name": "bor"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "inflection-template"
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    {
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    {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old English wǣfan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*waibijaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *waibijaną",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse veifa and Old English wǣfan, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *waibijaną.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enm-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to weven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wevest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wevedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weveth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weveden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wevede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weveth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wevynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wevende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yweved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wefe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weve",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "weven",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wev"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To weave about; to move erratically."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "weave",
          "weave"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To move or travel; to go."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ],
        [
          "travel",
          "travel"
        ],
        [
          "go",
          "go"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To dismember; to decapitate."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dismember",
          "dismember"
        ],
        [
          "decapitate",
          "decapitate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To cause to move; to disrupt something's position."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ],
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To surrender; to acknowledge defeat."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surrender",
          "surrender"
        ],
        [
          "acknowledge",
          "acknowledge"
        ],
        [
          "defeat",
          "defeat"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To enclose; to surround with material."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "enclose",
          "enclose"
        ],
        [
          "surround",
          "surround"
        ],
        [
          "material",
          "material"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To renounce or forego an action."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "renounce",
          "renounce"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To renounce or forego an action."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To indicate or wave towards."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "indicate",
          "indicate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To indicate or wave towards."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cause agony or anguish."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "agony",
          "agony"
        ],
        [
          "anguish",
          "anguish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To cause agony or anguish."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɛːvən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "weven"
}

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