waveren

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse vafra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwaːv(ə)rən/, /ˈwav(ə)rən/

Verb

waveren (third-person singular simple present wavereth, present participle waverende, waverynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wavered)

  1. To shake, swing or totter; to move to and fro.
  2. To move around, especially erratically.
  3. (figurative) To be mutable or uncertain; to waver or change.
  4. (figurative) To deviate or become morally suspect.

Conjugation

Conjugation of waveren (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) waveren, wavere
present tense past tense
1st-person singular wavere wavered
2nd-person singular waverest waveredest
3rd-person singular wavereth wavered
subjunctive singular wavere
imperative singular —
plural1 waveren, wavere wavereden, waverede
imperative plural wavereth, wavere —
participles waverynge, waverende wavered, ywavered

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: waver
  • Scots: waver

References

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