veip

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

Compare Gothic πŒ±πŒΉπ…πŒ°πŒΉπŒ±πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½ (biwaibjan, β€œto wind around, wrap, clothe”).

Verb

veip (preterite & supine veipΓ€)

  1. wrap, envelop, bind, embroil

Etymology 2

From Old Norse veipa (β€œheavy and coarse woven fabric”).

Noun

veip f (definite singular veipa)

  1. sail

Synonyms
  • segehl

Etymology 3

From Old Norse veipa (β€œa kind of piece of clothing”); compare Finnish vaippa (β€œquilt”).

Noun

veip f (definite singular veipa)

  1. thin bed cover of coarser wool or cattle hair; woolen sheet or blanket to put over the bed straw
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