Definitions For Whid

Etymology 1

From Middle English whid, from {{inh, en, ang, hwiþa}}, hwiþu, , air, breeze or from {{der, en, non, hviða, , gust of wind}}, both from {{inh, en, gem-pro, *hwiþō, , rush of wind}}, from {{der, en, gem-pro, *hwi-, , to rush}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *kwei-, , to hiss, whistle, whisper}}. Cognate with {{cog, sco, quhid, , a squall, blast of wind}}.

Noun

WHID (plural WHIDs) A quick motion; a rapid, quiet movement, usually by small game.

Verb

whids , whidding , whidded To move nimbly and with little noise, usually of small game.

Synonyms

scut#verb, scut scud#verb, scud

Etymology 2

Perhaps from {{inh, en, ang, cwide, , word, speech}}.

Noun

WHID (plural WHIDs) (obsolete, Scotland) A lie; a falsehood. (obsolete) A word. (obsolete, UK, dialect) A quarrel.

Verb

whids , whidding , whidded (obsolete, Scotland, intransitive) To tell a lie.