waver

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 193 words | Copyright

waver †wander, rove; fluctuate, vacillate; †sway. XIV. — ON. vafra move unsteadily, flicker = MHG. waberen (G. wabern) move about, frequent. f. Gmc. *wab-; cf. WAVE1, -ER4.

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