wei

Meaning

1. road
2. way

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vai̯/

Etymology

From Old Frisian wei, from Proto-West Germanic *weg, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.

Sentences

De wei is fanwegen it wurk dit hiele wykein ticht .

The road is closed this whole weekend because of the work.

Dat is hurd nedich, want der is noch in lange wei te gean .

This is urgently needed, because there is still a long way to go.

Minsken út hiel Fryslân wei kamen tolve wiken lang nei Ljouwert .

People from all over Friesland came to Leeuwarden for twelve weeks.

Wêr komt no it ferlet wei om dit soarte boeken skriuwe te wollen?

Where does the need to want to write this type of book come from?

Noch in wûnder datst de wei fine koest nei al dy tiid .

Still a miracle that you could find your way after all this time.

Wêr soe 'k dat wei betelje moatte ?

Where should I pay for that?

Elk praat út syn eigen belang wei , mar oeral hinget wol in priiskaartsje oan .

Everyone speaks out of their own interest, but there is a price tag attached to everything.

De freeds en foaral de saterdeitenachts is it der raar om wei gien.

On Friday and especially on Saturday night, things went weird.