veie

See also: veié

Middle English

Adjective

veie

Alternative form of fey (“marked for death”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

vege (Nynorsk also)

Etymology

From Old Norse vega

Verb

veie (imperative vei, present tense veier, passive veies, simple past veide, past participle veid, present participle veiende)

to weigh (something / someone)
veie seg - to weigh oneself

Derived terms

oppveie

Related terms

vekt

References

“veie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Old French

Noun

veie f (oblique plural veies, nominative singular veie, nominative plural veies)

(Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of voie
- circa 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:
  A la veie se mistrent
  They took to the road

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