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welven.

to bend like an arch, to arch

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʋɛl.və(n)/
  1. to bend like an arch, to arch

    transitive
  2. to be shaped like an arch, to become arch-shaped

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch welven, a mixture of two Old Dutch [Term?] verbs: * *welvan, from Proto-Germanic *hwelbaną, a class 3 strong verb. * *welven, from Proto-Germanic *hwalbijaną, a class 1 weak verb.

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