wí
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Dakota[edit]
Noun[edit]
wí
- sun (star around which the Earth revolves)
Lakota[edit]
Noun[edit]
wí
Synonyms[edit]
- áŋpawí (sun)
- aŋpétu wí (sun)
- haŋhépi wí (moon)
- haŋwí (moon)
See also[edit]
- wíhinapȟe (sunrise)
Interjection[edit]
wí
- tsk, expression of mild annoyance (uttered in a very high pitch; used by women)
Old Gutnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *wīhą (“sacred area, sanctuary”). Cognate with Old Norse vé (“id.”).
Noun[edit]
wí n
Usage notes[edit]
- Only attested in the accusative plural, in a law forbidding pagan activities.
References[edit]
- “Vi” in: Schlyter, C.J. — Ordbok till Samlingen av Sveriges Gamla Lagar (1877)