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Ϝ   ϝ                        wau (ϝαῦ); digamma (δίγαμμα)                                    pronounce: w

The letter Ϝ means wed-to. 


It is the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet. Similarly, the letter "F" is the 6th letter of the English alphabet.

Webster’s defines wed as “to blend together or unite inseparably.”

Ϝ is commonly called digamma (δίγαμμα), “two (δί-) married (γαμ-) ”

Many words that commence with the letter Ϝ were re-written to begin with the letters Β (basis) or Γ (generative).

Latin completed eliminated the “w” sound and Greek words beginning with Ϝ were subsumed under the letters F, V, U, W, and Y.

Wecho (ϝέχω) means carriage; any means for carrying; anything which holds; harbor.

            

SELF

Widio (ϝιδιό) means one’s own; private, “wed-to (ϝ) self (ιδιό).”

Wiautou (ϝιαυτοῦ) means of himself, herself, itself, themselves, ourselves, “wed-to (ϝι) autonomy (αυτοῦ).”

Wek (ϝεκ) means as far as depend’s on one’s will, as far as concerns one, literally “wed-to essence core.”






THIRD PERSON SINGULAR

Weos (ϝέος), woi (ϝοι), win (ϝίν), wio (ϝίο), and (ϝέ) mean him, her.

Wethen (ϝέθεν) means his, her, of him, of her; ethen (έθεν) means his, her, of him, of her.



HOME

Woikea (ϝοικέα, ϝοικέυς) means servant, slave, inmate of one's house, “wed-to (ϝ) house (οικ-).”

Woiko (ϝοίκω) means from one’s own financial resources, at one’s own expense.

Woikos (ϝοῖκος) means house, dwelling place.

Wriza (ϝρίζα) means root, base, foundation; riz- (ρίζ-) means root.

Wukia (ϝυκία) means house, dwelling, home; uk- (υκ-) means husband’s father.

Wastu (ϝάστυ) means town, city; astu (άστυ) means town, city.

Wasstuochos (ϝασστυόχος) means dwelling place.



COMPANIONS

Wilarchio (ϝιλαρχίω) means band, troop, companions.  

Wil (ϝιλ-) is a prefix meaning band, troop.

Walika (ϝᾱ́λικα) means of the same kind, similar.

Wos (ϝός) means one’s own, fellow, comrade.



WORD, DECREE

Wada (ϝαδά) means decree, decision.

Wratra (ϝράτρα) means ratify, final agreement, treaty, covenant, compact between the Law-giver and the People, decree, ordinance, law, pronouncement.

Wreeta (ϝρήτᾱ) means treaty, agreement, a possible basis for the word written.

Wewiksko (ϝεϝίκσκω) means as thou deemest.

Eweupon (ἕϝειπον) means speak, say.

Wreesis (ϝρῆσις) means saying, speech.   

Wepos (ϝέπος) means word, hymn, utterance, song, promise, oracle, proverb, saying.   

Wiwacho (ϝιϝάχω) means sound forth a strain of music; proclaim.



RULER

Wreeteuo (ϝρήτεύω) means president; priest; speaker.

Wanapsa (Ϝάναψα) means queen, lady, addressed to Goddesses.

Wanaks (ϝάναξ) means ruler/king/queen.



GODS AND GODDESSES

Weera (ϝῆρα) means service, gratification.

Wreg- (ϝρέγ-) is a prefix meaning do, act, accomplish, make.

Wreksanta (ϝρέξάντα) means perform sacrifices.

Worzo (ϝόρζω) means do sacrifice, will sacrifice, offer to the Gods and Goddesses.

Werggo (Ϝέργγω) and werzdo (Ϝέρζδω) means offer sacrifice.

Weeronton (ϝηρόντων) and weeronti (ϝήροντι) mean to do; offer a sacrifice.    

Weruo (ϝερύω) means rescue, save, deliver, set free, redeem.

Wreen (ϝρήν) means lamb.

Weksakatioi (Ϝεξακάτιοι) means six hundred (note that eksak- (εξακ-) means six; eksak (εξακ) also means mend/cure/heal/remedy evil.)

Wior (ϝίώρ) means life flow. 

Worthasia (ϝορθασία), wortheia (ϝορθεία), worthaia (ϝορθαία), and worthea (ϝώρθέα) are epithets of Artemis in Laconia and Arcadia.

Weethea (ϝήθεα) means divine earth, earth Goddess.

Wad- (ϝαδ-) and weed- (ϝηδ-) are prefixes meaning of earth, from earth. 

Wola (ϝωλά) means will, determination, especially of the Gods and Goddesses.     



KNOWLEDGE/WISDOM

Wid- (ϝιδ-) is a prefix meaning know, see.

Weidos (ϝεῖδος) means see, know.

Wor- (ϝορ-) is a prefix meaning know, see, look.

Woroi (ϝῶροι) means see, look, have sight. 

Weenops (ϝῆνοψ) means gleaming; eenops (ῆνοψ) means gleaming, dazzling.

Wistor (ϝίστωρ) means one who knows law and right, judge (wed-to history).

Wistores (ϝίστορες) means witnesses.

Wisos (ϝίσος) means equal, equal in rights, equally divided or distributed (wed-to equality, basis for the word wise).

Wiswai (ϝίσϝαι) and wiswois (ϝίσϝοις) means fair and equal.

Wisameen (ϝισάμην) means know, have knowledge of, “wisameen.”

Wos (ϝως) means to what end, how, when, where.    



TIMING

Wetos (ϝέτος) means yearly, annually, each year, every year (wed-to the year (έτος)).

Weteon (ϝετέον) means annually.

Wetea (ϝέτεα) means of Time: that time, this time (wed-to a time).

Wear (ϝέαρ) means springtime, early spring (wed-to earliness)

Wora (ϝώρα) means care, concern, watching    ώρα=seasons of the year; hours of the day; duration of time; fitting time or season; degree of the zodiac



WED-TO WORK

Werg (ϝέργ) means hold together, keep shut; be retained 

Wergon (ϝέργον) and wargon (ϝάργον) mean bearing or enduring labor (wed-to work).



STAYING PUT

Weema (ϝήμᾶ) means rug, carpet; ήμᾶ=sit still, sit idle (put down rug to indicate you are wed-to sitting).



SALE

Wonios (ϝώνιος) means counterbalancing, of like value, worth;  ώνιος=to be bought; for sale; goods for sale; market-wares (wed-to a sale).



ACHIEVEMENT

Wekaboloi (ϝεκᾶβόλοι) means attaining one’s aim.  

Wal (ϝαλ) means enough; caught, seized, won, achieved; succumb to.



EDGES WEDDED

Woian (ϝωίαν) means summit; ωίαν = edge.

ESSENCE LOOSENED

Awella (ἅϝελλα) means stormy wind, whirlwind, whirling motion. 

Wel (ϝελ) means turn round or about, turning, roll, winding, whirl (probable basis for the word wheel.)



OUTFLOW

Wradion (ϝρᾁδιον) means slow, sluggish, late, slow-moving (wed-to outflow-of arising directed-trajectory).

Wranon (ϝρᾶνον) means rain, raindrop (wed-to outflow-of arising prevailing).

Wreeksis (ϝρῆξις) means breaking, bursting; a probably basis for the word wreck (wed-to outflow-of center detached-from).

Wreeg- (ϝρηγ-) is a prefix meaning broken/arable land (wed-to outflow-of center generative).

Weruo (ϝερύω) means drag, draw, plunder, pull (wed-to essence outflow-of pure).    



DIVINE-POWER

Wiphiadas (ϝιφιάδας) means strength, might, by force, by might.

Wioko (ϝιώκω) means cause to run, set in quick motion.

Win- (ϝῐγ-) is a prefix meaning quick movement.

Wei- (ϝεί-) is a prefix meaning rush, hasten, go.

Wia (ϝία) means full bloom of a flower or plant.

Wiso- (ϝισο-) is a prefix meaning enjoy.



CENTER

Weerion (ϝηρίον) means mound, barrow, tomb; ηρίον=mound, barrow, tomb.

Weeleo (ϝηλέω) means shut in, hinder, hold in check; enclose, cover, protect; revolve; pack tightly.

Weeleema (ϝήλημα) means veil, covering, wrapper; arch; vault, cellar; eddy, vortex; revolution; hindrance/impediment to motion.


OTHER

άϝεργω = lift, raise up

Πλεϝϊάδες = the Pleiades (Πλεϊάδες), a constellation of stars that rises at the beginning of sailing-season

κατϝάξαις shatter, break in pieces

κατα-ϝάγνυμι = break, shiver

ϝράκος = long robe

ϝῆμα = garment, over-garment

ϝημένα = dress     ημέν= both . . . and . . .

Ϝακάβα = Hecabe, the wife of Priam, apparently metonymically for a pig because of her fertility

ϝάλλοι = nailhead, stud

άείρω= άϝεργω=ϝαργω  (in note: the sense attach is prob derived from the use)

ϝαγάνω δύο = fry; roast

ϝαδιούλογὅ = pleasant

ϝέδιμνος = a corn-measure

ϝίκατι, ϝείκατι =  twenty; Latin: viginti =two tens (ί=10)


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