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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
whid
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

verb

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

noun

A lie; a falsehood.

Obsolete

noun

A word.

Obsolete

noun

A quarrel.

British usage; Obsolete

verb

To tell a lie.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *whid, hwiþa, hviða, *hwiþō, *hwi-, *kwei-

Usage

Inflected Forms

whids (plural) whids (present, singular) whidding (participle, present) whidded (participle, past) whidded (past)

Synonyms

scut scud

Questions

What does whid mean?
A quick motion; a rapid, quiet movement, usually by small game.
Where does whid come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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