Widdy vs Giddy - What's the difference?
widdy | giddy |
(Scotland) A rope or halter made of flexible twigs, or withes, as of birch.
* 1877 —
Dizzy, feeling dizzy or unsteady and as if about to fall down.
Causing dizziness: causing dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness.
Lightheartedly silly, or joyfully elated.
* {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
, title=
, chapter=2 (archaic) Frivolous, impulsive, inconsistent, changeable.
* 1599 ,
* 1784 , , Tirocinium; or, A Review of Schools
(obsolete) To make dizzy or unsteady.
To reel; to whirl.
As a noun widdy
is (scotland) a rope or halter made of flexible twigs, or withes, as of birch or widdy can be .As an adjective giddy is
dizzy, feeling dizzy or unsteady and as if about to fall down.As a verb giddy is
(obsolete|transitive) to make dizzy or unsteady.widdy
English
Etymology 1
Compare (withy).Noun
(widdies)Etymology 2
Noun
(widdies)- I'm no saucy minx and giddy—
Hussies such as them abound—
But a clean and tidy widdy
Well be-known for miles around.
giddy
English
Adjective
(er)- The man became giddy upon standing up so fast.
- They climbed to a giddy height.
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- The boy was giddy when he opened his birthday presents.
- In brief, since I do purpose to marry, I will think nothing to any purpose that the world can say against it; and therefore never flout at me for what I have said against it, for man is a giddy thing, and this is my conclusion.
- Young heads are giddy and young hearts are warm,
- And make mistakes for manhood to reform.
Synonyms
* dizzyDerived terms
* giddinessSee also
* vertiginousVerb
- (Chapman)