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whid en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From Middle English *whid, from Old English hwiþa, hweoþu (“air, breeze”) or from Old Norse hviða (“gust of wind”), both from Proto-Germanic *hwiþō (“rush of wind”), from Proto-Germanic *hwi- (“to rush”), from Proto-Indo-European *kwei- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with Scots quhid (“a squall, blast of wind”).

Meanings

1. A quick motion; a rapid, quiet movement, usually by small game.

Forms

whid en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

From Middle English *whid, from Old English hwiþa, hweoþu (“air, breeze”) or from Old Norse hviða (“gust of wind”), both from Proto-Germanic *hwiþō (“rush of wind”), from Proto-Germanic *hwi- (“to rush”), from Proto-Indo-European *kwei- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with Scots quhid (“a squall, blast of wind”).

Meanings

1. To move nimbly and with little noise, usually of small game.

Forms

Synonyms

scud · scut

whid en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Perhaps from Old English cwide (“word, speech”).

Meanings

1. (Scotland, obsolete) A lie; a falsehood.
2. (obsolete) A word.
3. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A quarrel.

Forms

whid en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

Perhaps from Old English cwide (“word, speech”).

Meanings

1. (Scotland, intransitive, obsolete) To tell a lie.

Forms