Old English · adjective
weoh
Normalised wēoh
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /we͜oːx/
- Syllables
- we͜oːx (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- sacredimageidol
weoh1 · adjective
Senses
-
sacred, holy
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wēoh | wēo | wēoh |
| Accusative | wēonewēonne | wēo | wēoh |
| Genitive | wēos | wēorewēorre | wēos |
| Dative | wēomwēoum | wēorewēorre | wēomwēoum |
| Instrumental | wēo | wēorewēorre | wēo |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wēo | wēo | wēo |
| Accusative | wēo | wēo | wēo |
| Genitive | wēorawēorra | wēorawēorra | wēorawēorra |
| Dative | wēomwēoum | wēomwēoum | wēomwēoum |
| Instrumental | wēomwēoum | wēomwēoum | wēomwēoum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wēo | wēo | wēo |
| Accusative | wēon | wēon | wēo |
| Genitive | wēon | wēon | wēon |
| Dative | wēon | wēon | wēon |
| Instrumental | wēon | wēon | wēon |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wēon | wēon | wēon |
| Accusative | wēon | wēon | wēon |
| Genitive | wēorawēorrawēona | wēorawēorrawēona | wēorawēorrawēona |
| Dative | wēomwēoum | wēomwēoum | wēomwēoum |
| Instrumental | wēomwēoum | wēomwēoum | wēomwēoum |
weoh2 · noun · neuter
Senses
-
idol, image
Declension · strong a-stem
All forms (17)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wīh, from Proto-Germanic *wīhaz (“sacred, holy”).
From Proto-West Germanic *wīh (“sacred place or thing”). Compounds with wīġ- or weoh (short vowel) use the noun from *wīhą (“idol”), while those with *wēoh- (long vowel) derive from the adjective *wīhaz (“holy”). More at witch, Weihnachten and victim.
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