whid
To move nimbly and with little noise, usually of small gameTo move nimbly and with little noise, usually of small game.
Meaning
2 sensesTo move nimbly and with little noise, usually of small game.
(Scotland, intransitive, obsolete)To tell a lie.
Origin
From Middle English *whid, from Old English hwiþa, hweoþu (“air, breeze”) or from Old NorsFrom 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”).
Perhaps from Old English cwide (“word, speech”).
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Forms
whids, whidding, whidded, whiddedSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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