Ewe

Adjective

veve

1. bitter

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse vefa, from Proto-Germanic *webaną, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- ‎(“to weave”). Compare with Danish væve, Swedish väva, Faroese veva, Icelandic vefa.

Verb

veve ‎(imperative vev, present tense vever, passive veves, simple past veva or vevet or vevde, past participle veva or vevet or vevd, present participle vevende)

1. to weave (form something by passing strands of material over and under one another)

References

• “veve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Samoan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈve.ve/

Noun

veve

1. leaves placed over an oven as insulation
2. (in the presence of a chief) a pig's liver

Verb

veve

1. (of something animate) to be numerous

References

Pratt, George. A Samoan Dictionary. 1862. Page 373.