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        <title type="main">Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *wīhaz</title>
        <author>Scott K. Shay</author>
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      <publicationStmt>
        <publisher>Wardja Press</publisher>
        <date when="2026-10-02"/>
        <idno type="URL">https://protogermanic.org/pgmc_wīhaz</idno>
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        <p>Single-entry extract from the dictionary. Cross-references to other entries point to their identifiers in the full dictionary.</p>
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      <list type="cognates">
        <item xml:id="cog_lat_victima" xml:lang="lat" type="cognate">
          <orth>victima</orth>
          <def>offering, sacrifice</def>
        </item>
      </list>
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        <entry xml:id="pgmc_wihaz" type="adj" corresp="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhaz">
          <form type="lemma">
            <orth>wīhaz</orth>
            <pron notation="ipa">ˈwiː.xɑz</pron>
            <form type="runic">
              <orth>ᚹᛁᚺᚨᛉ</orth>
            </form>
          </form>
          <gramGrp>
            <pos>adj</pos>
            <gram type="stem">a-stem</gram>
          </gramGrp>
          <sense n="1">
            <def>sacred, holy</def>
          </sense>
          <etym>
            <seg type="p">From Proto-Indo-European *wéyk-o-s, from *weyk- (‘to choose, separate out, set aside as holy, consecrate, sacrifice’) + *-os. Cognate with Latin <mentioned xml:lang="lat" target="#cog_lat_victima"><ref target="#cog_lat_victima">victima</ref></mentioned> (‘offering, sacrifice’).</seg>
          </etym>
          <re type="paradigm">
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>wīhaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>wīhō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>wīhą, -atō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>wīhai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>wīhôz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>wīhō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>wīhanǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>wīhǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>wīhą, -atō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>wīhanz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>wīhōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>wīhō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>wīhas, -is</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>wīhaizōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>wīhas, -is</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>wīhaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>wīhaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>wīhaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>wīhammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>wīhaizōi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>wīhammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>wīhaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>wīhaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>wīhaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>wīhanō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>wīhaizō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>wīhanō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>wīhaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>wīhaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>wīhaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>wīhô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>wīhǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>wīhô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>wīhaniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>wīhōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>wīhōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>wīhanų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>wīhōnų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>wīhô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>wīhanunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>wīhōnunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>wīhōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>wīhiniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>wīhōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>wīhiniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>wīhanǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>wīhōnǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>wīhanǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>wīhini</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>wīhōni</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>wīhini</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>wīhammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>wīhōmaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>wīhammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>wīhinē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>wīhōnē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>wīhinē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>wīhammiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>wīhōmiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>wīhammiz</orth>
            </form>
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              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*wīh</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>*wī</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>*wī</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Saxon</lang>
                    <orth>*wīh</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*wīh</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old English</lang>
                    <orth>*wēoh</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle English</lang>
                      <orth>weoh</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*wīh</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old High German</lang>
                    <orth>wīh</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle High German</lang>
                      <orth>wīch</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>German</lang>
                        <orth>weih</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Gothic</lang>
                  <orth>𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (weihs)</orth>
                </form>
              </item>
            </list>
          </re>
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