Icelandic

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Etymology

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From 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

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Noun

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hviða f (genitive singular hviðu, nominative plural hviður)

  1. gust, blast, burst (e.g. of wind, air, coughing)
  2. fit (of pain), seizure
  3. (usually in the plural) labor, labor pains

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