hviða
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse hviða, from Proto-Germanic *hwiþō (“gust of wind”), from Proto-Germanic *hwi- (“to rush”), from Proto-Indo-European *kwei- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithviða f (genitive singular hviðu, nominative plural hviður)
- gust, blast, burst (e.g. of wind, air, coughing)
- fit (of pain), seizure
- (usually in the plural) labor, labor pains
Declension
editdeclension of hviða
Synonyms
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪːða
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