וויג

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German wige (“cradle”) from Old High German wīga, wiega, referring to movement and therefore likely related to Proto-West Germanic *waggjan (“to cause to move”). Compare German Wiege.

Noun

וויג • (vig) f, plural וויגן (vign), diminutive וויגל (vigl) or וויגעלע (vigele)

1. cradle, crib

Derived terms

• וויגליד (viglid, “lullaby”)

Verb

וויג • (vig)

1. inflection of וויגן (vign):
   1. first-person singular
   2. singular imperative