This is the 915th most frequent Afrikaans word.
geweier
"Geweier" means "refused" or "declined."
Here, 'geweier' is used as the past participle of the verb 'weier', meaning 'to refuse'.
Ek het hom gevra om te help, maar hy het geweier.
I asked him to help, but he refused.
In this context, 'geweier' is used metaphorically for the idea of 'not functioning properly'.
Die masjien het skielik geweier om aan te gaan.
The machine suddenly refused to continue operating.
Again, 'geweier' functions as the past participle of 'weier', indicating a conscious decision not to do an action.