Etymology[]
from *vwak "turn away"
verb[]
- to swerve from the right path, go astray from the truth
- to apostatize, give up one's faith
- (reflexive) to surrender, submit to an enemy
- (ergative, patient takes ablative) to abandon a person
- (ergative transitive) to betray, give up or surrender a trusting person, such as a family member or friend, to an enemy
- (obsolete) to swerve from the main road, go off the road