vefa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vefa, from Proto-Germanic *webaną, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to weave”). Compare Faroese veva, Norwegian veve, Swedish väva, Danish væve.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛːva/

  Rhymes: -ɛːva

Verb

vefa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative óf, third-person plural past indicative ófu, supine ofið)

1. to weave

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *webaną, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to weave”).

Verb

vefa (singular past indicative vaf, plural past indicative váfu, past participle ofinn)

1. to weave

Conjugation

Conjugation of vefa — active (irregular, strong class 4)

infinitive	vefa
present participle	vefandi
past participle	ofinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	vef	óf, vaf
2nd-person singular	vefr	óft, vaft
3rd-person singular	vefr	óf, vaf
1st-person plural	vefum	ófum, váfum
2nd-person plural	vefið	ófuð, váfuð
3rd-person plural	vefa	ófu, váfu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	vefa	œfa, væfa
2nd-person singular	vefir	œfir, væfir
3rd-person singular	vefi	œfi, væfi
1st-person plural	vefim	œfim, væfim
2nd-person plural	vefið	œfið, væfið
3rd-person plural	vefi	œfi, væfi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	vef
1st-person plural	vefum
2nd-person plural	vefið

Conjugation of vefa — mediopassive (irregular, strong class 4)

infinitive	vefask
present participle	vefandisk
past participle	ofizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	vefumk	ófumk, váfumk
2nd-person singular	vefsk	ófzk, vafzk
3rd-person singular	vefsk	ófsk, vafsk
1st-person plural	vefumsk	ófumsk, váfumsk
2nd-person plural	vefizk	ófuzk, váfuzk
3rd-person plural	vefask	ófusk, váfusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	vefumk	œfumk, væfumk
2nd-person singular	vefisk	œfisk, væfisk
3rd-person singular	vefisk	œfisk, væfisk
1st-person plural	vefimsk	œfimsk, væfimsk
2nd-person plural	vefizk	œfizk, væfizk
3rd-person plural	vefisk	œfisk, væfisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	vefask
1st-person plural	vefumsk
2nd-person plural	vefizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: vefa
• Faroese: veva
• Norwegian: veve
• Old Swedish: væva
  • Swedish: väva, väfva (pre-1906 spelling)
• Danish: væve

References

• “vefa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وفا (vefa), from Arabic وَفَاء (wafāʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /veˈfaː/

Noun

vefa (definite accusative vefayı, plural vefalar)

1. loyalty, faithfulness

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	vefa
Definite accusative	vefayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vefa	vefalar
Definite accusative	vefayı	vefaları
Dative	vefaya	vefalara
Locative	vefada	vefalarda
Ablative	vefadan	vefalardan
Genitive	vefanın	vefaların

Derived terms

• vefakâr
• vefalı
• vefasız

 

Related terms

• bivefa
• ifa
• müteveffa
• vefat

 

Further reading

• “vefa”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “vefa”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “vefa”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat