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whidEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From 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”).
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Perhaps from Old English cwide (“word, speech”).
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Chambers (1908)
1908- WhidEnglish · e-38700-9304
Whid, hwid, n. (Scot.) a rapid movement.—v.i. to move quickly, to whisk.—v.i. Whid′der, to whiz. [Prob. conn. with W. chwid, a jerk; or perh. A.S. hwitha, a breeze.]
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Whid, hwid, n. (Scot.) a lie: (obs.) a word: (prov.) a quarrel.—v.i. to lie.—Cut boon whids, to speak good words. [Perh. A.S. cwide, a word—cwethan, to say.]
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