wefte

Middle English

Alternative forms

• weft, wyft

Etymology

From Old English wefta, wift, from Proto-Germanic *wiftiz; equivalent to weven (“to weave”) +‎ -the (abstract nominal suffix). The vocalism in -e- is due to the influence of weven.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɛft/

Noun

wefte (plural weftes)

1. weft (thread lying lengthwise in fabric)
2. (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 25 September 2018.