väv

See also: vav and væv

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish væver, from Old Norse vefr, from Proto-Germanic *wabją, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“weave”). Doublet of webb.

Noun

väv c

  1. A weave, a fabric.
  2. A web, a spider's web
  3. (in some compounds) tissue (group of cells similar in origin)
    Synonym: vävnad

Declension

Declension of väv
nominative genitive
singular indefinite väv vävs
definite väven vävens
plural indefinite vävar vävars
definite vävarna vävarnas

See also

Verb

väv

  1. imperative of väva

Further reading

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