peied

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *faigijaz or Proto-Indo-Iranian *paiyas. Compare Old Norse feigr (near death) and Sanskrit वाजपेय (vāja-péya, ritual drink when sacrificing, potion of strength). Cognate with Finnish peijaiset, peijaat, and Karelian peijahat.

Noun

peied (genitive peiede, partitive peiesid)

  1. wake (a party held in the honour of the dead, after a funeral)

Declension

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