weien

See also: wéien

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɑɪ̯ən/
  • Rhymes: -ɑɪən

Etymology 1

From Old High German wegan, from Proto-Germanic *weganą. Cognate with German wiegen, Dutch wegen, English weigh, Danish veje, Icelandic vega.

Verb

weien (third-person singular present weit, past participle gewien, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to weigh, to measure the weight of
  2. (intransitive) to weigh, to have a certain weight
Conjugation
Regular
infinitive weien
participle gewien
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular weien
2nd singular weis wei
3rd singular weit
1st plural weien
2nd plural weit weit
3rd plural weien
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Derived terms
  • iwwerweien
  • noweien
  • ofweien
  • opweien

Etymology 2

From Old High German wīhen, from Proto-Germanic *wīhijaną. Cognate with German weihen, Swedish viga, Icelandic vígja.

Verb

weien (third-person singular present weit, past participle geweit, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive, Christianity) to consecrate, to hallow
Conjugation
Regular
infinitive weien
participle geweit
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular weien
2nd singular weis wei
3rd singular weit
1st plural weien
2nd plural weit weit
3rd plural weien
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Derived terms
  • aweien
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