weien

See also: wéien

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvai̯en/, [ˈvɑɪ̯.ən]
• Rhymes: -ɑɪən

Etymology 1

From Middle High German wigen, north-western variant of wegen with generalisation of the -i- of the present singular forms, from Old High German wegan, from Proto-West Germanic *wegan.

Cognate with German wiegen, Dutch wegen, English weigh, Danish veje, Icelandic vega. The Luxembourgish verb developed regularly as wigen > *wīen > weien. As still in leien, the original conjugation must have been weien, *wäit, *geweeën; but the forms were adapted by analogy with such verbs as dreiwen, dreift, gedriwwen.

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

Related terms

• Gewiicht

Etymology 2

From Middle High German and Old High German wīhen, from Proto-West Germanic *wīhijan. 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

Related terms

• Wei