waff
English
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editwaff (third-person singular simple present waffs, present participle waffing, simple past and past participle waffed)
Scots
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English waffe, northern variant of waven, from Old English wafian (“to wave”). Compare also Middle English waf, wayfe (“smell; waft; odour”).
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editwaff (third-person singular simple present waffs, present participle waffin, simple past wafft, past participle wafft)
- to wave, to move to and fro
Descendants
edit- waffle (Etymology 2) (in the sense "vacillate")
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