*wīhaz

Runic: ᚹᛁᚺᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈwiː.xɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

sacred, holy

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wéyk-o-s, from *weyk- (‘to choose, separate out, set aside as holy, consecrate, sacrifice’) + *-os. Cognate with Latin victima (‘offering, sacrifice’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	wīhaz	wīhō	wīhą, -atō	wīhai	wīhôz	wīhō
Acc.	wīhanǭ	wīhǭ	wīhą, -atō	wīhanz	wīhōz	wīhō
Gen.	wīhas, -is	wīhaizōz	wīhas, -is	wīhaizǫ̂	wīhaizǫ̂	wīhaizǫ̂
Dat.	wīhammai	wīhaizōi	wīhammai	wīhaimaz	wīhaimaz	wīhaimaz
Inst.	wīhanō	wīhaizō	wīhanō	wīhaimiz	wīhaimiz	wīhaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	wīhô	wīhǭ	wīhô	wīhaniz	wīhōniz	wīhōnō
Acc.	wīhanų	wīhōnų	wīhô	wīhanunz	wīhōnunz	wīhōnō
Gen.	wīhiniz	wīhōniz	wīhiniz	wīhanǫ̂	wīhōnǫ̂	wīhanǫ̂
Dat.	wīhini	wīhōni	wīhini	wīhammaz	wīhōmaz	wīhammaz
Inst.	wīhinē	wīhōnē	wīhinē	wīhammiz	wīhōmiz	wīhammiz

Descendants

*wīh (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wī (Old Dutch)
- *wī (Old Frisian)
- *wīh (Old Saxon)
*wīh (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wēoh (Old English)
  - weoh (Middle English)
*wīh (Proto-West Germanic)
- wīh (Old High German)
  - wīch (Middle High German)
    - weih (German)
𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (weihs) (Gothic)

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