weoh

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Old English

Alternative forms

wīh, wīoh, wīġ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wīh (“sacred place or thing”). Compounds with wīg- or weoh (short vowel) use the noun from *wīhą (“idol”), while those with wēoh- (long vowel) derive from the adjective *wīhaz (“holy”). More at witch, Weihnachten and victim.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /we͜oːx/

Noun

wēoh n

idol, image

Declension

Declension of wēoh (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wēoh	wēoh
accusative	wēoh	wēoh
genitive	wēohes	wēoha
dative	wēohe	wēohum

Derived terms

wēofod (“altar”) ← *wīohbēod
wēohsteall (“altar stand”)
wēohweorþung (“idol worship”)
wēohsmiþ (“idol carver”)

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