wí

Dakota

Noun

wí

1. sun (star around which the Earth revolves)

Lakota

Noun

wí

1. sun, luminary
2. moon, luminary
3. month

Derived terms

(nouns):

• aŋpétu wí
• haŋhépi wí
• haŋwí
• haŋwísapa
• waníyetu
• wíhinapȟe
• wísapa
• áŋpawí

(months of the year):

• Thiyóȟeyuŋka wí
• Waníyetu wí
• Waníčhoka wí

Interjection

wí

1. tsk, expression of mild annoyance (uttered in a very high pitch; used by women)

Old Gutnish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīhą (“sacred area, sanctuary”). Cognate with Old Norse vé (“id.”).

Noun

wí n

1. (paganism) sanctuary
   • c. 1220, Guta lag 4:

     Engin má haita á hwatki á hult eþa hauga eþa haiþin guþ, hwatki á wí eþa staf-garþa.

     Nobody may in any way call upon groves or mounds, or heathen gods; nor in any way upon sanctuaries or enclosures.

Usage notes

• Only attested in the accusative plural, in a law forbidding pagan activities.

References

• “Vi” in: Schlyter, C.J. — Ordbok till Samlingen av Sveriges Gamla Lagar (1877)