vej

Alternative forms

• venj — South Tosk
• jenj, ienj — Arvanitika, Arbëresh

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *webnja, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to weave”).^[1] Cognate with Sanskrit उनब्द्धि (unábddhi, “to bind, compress”), Old High German weban (“to weave”), Tocharian B wāp- (“to weave”).

Verb

vej (aorist vejta, participle vejtur)

1. to weave

   Synonyms: end, vegjoj

References

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fei̯/ (West Central Bavarian)

Adjective

vej

1. Alternative form of vui (“much, many”)

Adverb

vej

1. Alternative form of vui (“much”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋɑjˀ]
• Homophone: vaj
• Rhymes: -ajˀ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vegr (“way”), from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, cognate with English way and German Weg. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to transport”), cf. Latin vehō and vector.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Etymology

Back-formation of veje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛj]

Noun

vej (plural vejek)^[1]

1. (proscribed) Alternative form of vő (“son-in-law”).

References

Verb

vej (Cyrillic spelling веј)

1. second-person singular imperative of vejati

Noun

vêj

1. genitive dual/plural of veja