- veif
- f., pl. veifar, anything flapping or waving; sels veifar, a seal’s fins, N. G. L. i. 340.
An Icelandic-English dictionary. Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson. 1874.
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waif — I. noun Etymology: Middle English weif, waif, from Anglo French, from waif, adjective, stray, unclaimed, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse veif something flapping, veifa to be in movement more at wipe Date: 14th century 1. a. a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Waif — The word waif (from the Old French guaif , stray beast)Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/waif (accessed: June 02, 2008)] refers to a living creature removed, by hardship, loss or other… … Wikipedia
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weip- — To turn, vacillate, tremble ecstatically. Derivatives include wipe, whip, and vibrate. 1. O grade form *woip . waif1, waif2, waive, waiver, from Anglo Norman … Universalium
waif — /wayf/, n. 1. a person, esp. a child, who has no home or friends. 2. something found, esp. a stray animal, whose owner is not known. 3. a stray item or article: to gather waifs of gossip. 4. Naut. waft (def. 8). [1350 1400; ME < AF, orig. lost,… … Universalium
waive — / wāv/ vt waived, waiv·ing [Anglo French waiver weiver, literally to abandon, forsake, from waif weif forlorn, stray, probably from Old Norse veif something loose or flapping] 1: to relinquish (as a right or privilege) voluntarily and… … Law dictionary
waif — (n.) late 14c., unclaimed property, flotsam, stray animal, from Anglo Norm. waif, gwaif (early 13c.) ownerless property, probably from a Scandinavian source akin to O.N. veif waving thing, flag, from P.Gmc. *waif , from PIE *weip to turn,… … Etymology dictionary
waif — (wāf), n. 1) a person, esp. a child, who has no home 2) a stray animal, whose owner is not known 3) a stray item or article • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < AF, orig. lost, stray, unclaimed (cf. OF guaif stray beast) < Scand; cf. ON veif… … From formal English to slang
waif — /weɪf / (say wayf) noun 1. a person without home or friends, especially a child: *Her people being solid farmers in the Ipswich district, the police were easier with her than they would have been with a genuine waif – they merely ordered her home …
waibjan — *waibjan germ., schwach. Verb: nhd. winden, schlingen ( Verb) (1); ne. wind (Verb); Rekontruktionsbasis: got., an., ae.; Etymologie: idg. *u̯eip , *u̯eib … Germanisches Wörterbuch
waif — [wāf] n. [ME < NormFr, prob. < ON veif, anything flapping about < veifa, to wave, swing < IE * weip , to turn, var. of * weib > L vibrare, to VIBRATE] 1. anything found by chance that is without an owner 2. a person without home or … English World dictionary
