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Proto-Germanic: *waibṓ, *wībán-/*wī́fan-, *waibián-, *waibṓn-, *wī[b]lō, *wi[b]ra-z; *waipian- vb.
Meaning: to oscillate, to swing
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Old Norse: veif f. `Robbenflosse'; veifa wk. `schwingen, werfen', vīfa wk. `zufällig kommen', vīfl f. `Holz zum Klopfen, Bleuel', vifr m. `Schwert (ɵula)'
Norwegian: veiv `Schwengel'; veiva vb.; vevl; veipa `schwingen'
Swedish: dial. veiv `Holzriegel'; dial. vīva `schleudern'
Danish: vippe `wippen, schaukeln'
Old English: wāfian `schwanken, zaudern, erstaunt sein'; wifel, wifer, wiber `Pfeil, Wurfspiess'
Middle Dutch: weiven `zwaaien', weifelen `weifelen, wankelen', Kil. `zwergen, omvast bewegen, zwaaien, weifelen'; wippen `wippen, schommelen, op-en-neergaan'; wippe, wip f. `wipgalg, wip'
Dutch: weifelen; wippen; wip f.; { wepel `vagus, inconstans }; vacuus', fläm. wijpelen `schwanken, schaukeln', vlam. wijpelen `wippen'
Middle Low German: weifelen; wīpen `schleudern, besprengen', wippen `wippen, schaukeln', wippe f. `op-en-neergaande werktuigen'
Low German: wēpelen `schwanken, schaukeln'
Old High German: zi-weiben `zerstreuen', weibōn `schwanken, schweben, unstet sein'; wīfan `schwingen'; wipf m. `Schwung, rasche Bewegung'; wiphil (8.Jh.) `Spitze eines Baumes, eines Gebäudes';
Middle High German: wīfen `schwingen'; caus. weifen `schwingen, haspeln', wīfen st. `schwingen', wif `Schwung, rasche Bewegung', wipfel `Baumwipfel', wipfen, { wepfen } `hüpfen, springen'
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