whid

From Middle English *whid, from Old English hwiþa, hwiþu (“air, breeze”) or from Old Norse hviða (“gust of wind”), both from Proto-Germanic *hwiþō (“rush of wind”), from Proto-Germanic *hwi- (“to rush”), from Proto-Indo-European *kwei- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with Scots quhid (“a squall, blast of wind”).

whid (plural whids)

1. A quick motion; a rapid, quiet movement, usually by small game.

whid (third-person singular simple present whids, present participle whidding, simple past and past participle whidded)

1. To move nimbly and with little noise, usually of small game.

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