widdy

¹

[ wid-ee ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot.

, plural wid·dies.

1. a band or rope, traditionally one made from intertwined willow twigs.
2. a hangman's rope; noose.

widdy

²

[ wid-ee ]

noun

, Dialect.

, plural wid·dies.

1. widow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of widdy¹

1400–50; late Middle English (north), variant of withy

Origin of widdy²

Analogous to widder, with -y ²

Example Sentences

Quietly I say: “It worked out, Widdy. We did it, buddy.”

From The Guardian

Widdy had been dragged across the Blackpool ballroom "like a Hoover or something" for the last time.

From The Guardian

"Widdy, widdy, is it?" cried the man, angrily.

From Project Gutenberg

It's some of them blathering Barneys that's after calling me Bridget a widdy.

From Project Gutenberg

“The widdy’s takin’ it harrd, I’m thinkin’, but she’ll get over it before the wake,” he said.

From Project Gutenberg