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weien

weien

See also: wéien

Luxembourgish

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 Old High German wīhen. Cognate with German weihen.

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