vieren

Middle Dutch

verb

Definitions

to celebrate (a religious holiday), to fulfill the duties of a holiday
to take rest to celebrate
to rest, to take vacation
to rest, to wait, to delay

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch fīron derived from Latin fērior (rest from work).

Origin

Latin

fērior

Gloss

rest from work

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

veer English
veerer English
viirata Finnish
fērior Latin
botvieren Dutch, Flemish
vieren Dutch, Flemish
viering Dutch, Flemish
zegevieren Dutch, Flemish
fīrōn Old High German
firon Old Dutch
fīron Old Dutch