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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