English
Etymology
Alteration of with.
Alternative spellings
wif (informal)
with
Pronunciation
wÄth, /wɪð/
:Rhymes:English:-ɪð|Rhymes: -ɪð
wÄd, /wɪd/
:Rhymes:English:-ɪd|Rhymes: -ɪd
Preposition
wid
- (informal or dialectal) with
Quotations
1893, w:Stephen Crane|Stephen Crane, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets 1
1922, w:Eugene O'Neill|Eugene O'Neill, The Hairy Ape, 2
1940, Shirley Graham, �It�s Morning,� in Black Female Playwrights, Kathy A Perkins ed. 3
Category:English prepositions
Old English
Etymology
Common Germanic *widaz, whence also Old High German wÄ«t, Old Norse vÃðr
Pronunciation
IPA|/wi�d/
audio|en-us-wid.ogg|Audio (US)
Adjective
Latinx|wīd
- wide, far
Derived terms
widsiþ|wīdsīþ
Descendants
English: wide
Category:Old English adjectives
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