wí

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wi"

Dakota

Noun

wí

  1. sun (star around which the Earth revolves)

Lakota

Noun

wí

  1. sun, luminary
  2. moon, luminary
  3. month

Derived terms

nouns
months of the year

Interjection

wí

  1. tsk, expression of mild annoyance (uttered in a very high pitch; used by women)

Old Gutnish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīhą (“sacred area, sanctuary”). Cognate with Old Norse vé (“id.”).

Noun

wí n

  1. (paganism) sanctuary
    • c. 1220, Guta lag 4:
      Engin má haita á hwatki á hult eþa hauga eþa haiþin guþ, hwatki á wí eþa staf-garþa.
      Nobody may in any way call upon groves or mounds, or heathen gods; nor in any way upon sanctuaries or enclosures.

Usage notes

  • Only attested in the accusative plural, in a law forbidding pagan activities.

References

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