-
founded his own company,
which later came to
prominence under the name
Veifa-Werke. The
companies maintained close ties with each other,
finally merging...
- wind" wipe (< OE wīpian); whip (< OE wippen);
weave ("to wander") (< ON
veifa "wave, flag"); OE
wifer "arrow, missile; sword";
swivel (< OE
swifan + el);...
-
Gebbert &
Schall (Erlangen), Phönix AG (Rudolstadt) and Siemens-Reiniger-
Veifa mbH (Berlin)
merged to form the Siemens-Reiniger-Werke AG (SRW), a producer...
- abandon, give back"),
probably from a
Scandinavian source akin to Old
Norse veifa "to
swing about".
walrus A
loanword from Dutch, but
probably ultimately...
-
Gebbert &
Schall (Erlangen), Phönix AG (Rudolstadt) and Siemens-Reiniger-
Veifa mbH (Berlin)
merged to form the Siemens-Reiniger-Werke AG (SRW), the third...
-
German Army
during World War I.
Following this
conflict he
became head of a
Veifa-Werke
laboratory in
Frankfurt am Main, a
company that
produced electrical...
- 'mouldboard', from PGmc *waibjanan. Goth. bi-waibjan 'to surround', ON
veifa 'to wave, vibrate', OE wæfan 'to wrap up, clothe', Mu
weiven 'to be in swinging...
