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whid¹

Where it comes from

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”).

noun whids

  1. A quick motion; a rapid, quiet movement, usually by small game.

verb whids · whidding · whidded

  1. To move nimbly and with little noise, usually of small game.

    Similar: scut, scud

whid²

Where it comes from

Perhaps from Old English cwide (“word, speech”).

noun whids

  1. Scotland, obsolete A lie; a falsehood.
  2. obsolete A word.
  3. UK, dialectal, obsolete A quarrel.

verb whids · whidding · whidded

  1. Scotland, intransitive, obsolete To tell a lie.

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"whid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/whid.

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@misc{whid_2026,
  title = {whid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}