"weoh" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /we͜oːx/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *wīh (“sacred place or thing”). Compounds with wīg- 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. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|ine-pro}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*wīh||sacred place or thing}} Proto-West Germanic *wīh (“sacred place or thing”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=wēoh|sort=}} wēoh n, {{ang-noun|n|head=wēoh}} wēoh n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|wēoh}}, {{ang-decl-noun|wēoh|wēoh|wēoh|wēoh|wēohes|wēoha|wēohe|wēohum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: wēoh [canonical, neuter], strong [table-tags], wēoh [nominative, singular], wēoh [nominative, plural], wēoh [accusative, singular], wēoh [accusative, plural], wēohes [genitive, singular], wēoha [genitive, plural], wēohe [dative, singular], wēohum [dative, plural]
  1. idol, image Synonyms: wīh, wīoh, wīġ Derived forms: wēofod ← *wīohbēod (english: altar), wēohsteall (english: altar stand), wēohweorþung (english: idol worship), wēohsmiþ (english: idol carver)
    Sense id: en-weoh-ang-noun-gIyqKDq3 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

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