wí

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Dakota

Noun

wí

  1. sun (star around which the Earth revolves)

Lakota

Noun

wí

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

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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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