英语词汇“wi”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

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▪ I. † wi, n. Obs.
Forms: 1 wiᵹ, 3 wiȝ, wyȝ, wi.
[OE. wíᵹ str. n. = OFris. wîch, OS. wîg (MLG. wîch), OHG., MHG. wîc, ON. víg:—OTeut. *wīgom, f. pre-Teut. weig- (:waig-: wig-) to fight:—Indo-Eur. wī̆k- to be strong.
The form weig- is represented by OE. wíᵹan to fight, OS., OFris. wîgand, OHG. wîgant pr. pple. used as n. warrior, ON. vígr brave in war, neut. vígt wight a.; waig- by OE. wǽᵹan, OHG. weigen (:*waigjan) to afflict, ON. veig strength, strong drink, drinking glass (cf. OS. wêgi, OE. wǽge cup); wig- by OE. wiga warrior, wy, Goth. wigana dat. sing., waihjô battle. The Indo-Eur. wī̆k- is represented by L. vincere, perf. t. vīcī to conquer, OIr. fichim to fight.]
Battle, conflict; transf. a military force or troop. Also attrib. as in wi-ax, a battle-axe.
Beowulf 1080 Wiᵹ ealle fornam Finnes þeᵹnas nemne feaum anum.c897ælfred Gregory's Past. C. 3 Hu him ða speow æᵹðer ᵹe mid wiᵹe ᵹe mid wisdome.c1205Lay. 1567 Þe bearn..igrap..ana wiæx swiðe stronge.Ibid. 25365 Þer com mid muchle wiȝe [c 1275 wyȝe] Irtac king of Turckie.c1250Gen. & Ex. 1854 Emor his fader,..And his burȝe-folc fellen in wi.
▪ II. † wi, int. Obs.
[Cf. we int.]
An exclamation used to introduce an anxious question or a statement of something regrettable.
a1200Moral Ode 90 He þurþ-sicheþ uches monnes þonc: wi hwat scal us to rede?Ibid. 106 Wi hwi weren ho biȝeten to hwon weren ho iborene þet sculen bon to deþe idemet?c1200Ibid. 104 (Trin. Coll. MS.), Wi swo fele beð icleped, swo fewe beð icorene.a1300Cursor M. 3752 ‘Consail me, fader, how to liue.’ ‘Wi, quatkin consail mai i þe giue?’Ibid. 5013 ‘Him sal deliuer your yongeist child.’ ‘Wi how sal beniamin come þare?’Ibid. 23845 Wi qui þan mak we us sa kene?
▪ III. wi
obs. form of why.

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