*wīhą

Runic: ᚹᛁᚺᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwiː.xɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

sacred area, sanctuary

Etymology

Substantivization of *wīhaz (‘holy, sacred’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.wīhąwīhō
Acc.wīhąwīhō
Gen.wīhas, wīhiswīhǫ̂
Dat.wīhaiwīhamaz
Inst.wīhōwīhamiz
Voc.wīhąwīhō

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Descendants

  • *wīh (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wēoh, wīh (Old English)
    • wīh (Old High German)
  • *wīh (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wīh (Old Saxon)
      • wīe, wige (Middle Low German)
  • vé (Old Norse)
    • vé (Icelandic)
    • ve (Norwegian Bokmål)
    • ve (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    • wí (Old Gutnish)
  • vé (Old Norse)
    • wī (Old Danish)
      • vi (Danish)
  • vé (Old Norse)
    • Óðinsvé (Old Norse)
      • Óðinsvé (Icelandic)
  • vé (Old Norse)
    • Óðinsvé (Old Norse)
      • Odense (Danish)
        • Odense (English)
  • vé (Old Norse)
    • vī (Old Swedish)
      • vi (Swedish)

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