wefte

Middle English

Alternative forms

weft, wyft

Etymology

From Old English weft, wift, from Proto-Germanic *wiftiz; equivalent to weven +‎ -th. The vocalism in -e- is due to the influence of weven.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wɛft/

Noun

wefte (plural weftes)

weft (thread lying lengthwise in fabric)
(rare) spiderweb strands

Descendants

English: weft
Scots: waft
Yola: weft

References

“weft(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-25.

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