hwæthwugu

Old English

Etymology

hwæt +‎ -hwugu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxwætˌxwu.ɡu/, [ˈʍætˌʍu.ɣu]

Pronoun

hwæthwugu

1. something
   • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy

     Sæġe mē hwæthwugu uncūðes.

     Tell me something I don't know.

   • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies

     On ǣlcum treowe iċ ġeseah hwæthwugu þæs þe iċ æt hām beþorfte.

     In every tree, I saw something that I needed at home.

Usage notes

• The first element hwæt declines like the independent word hwæt, while the suffix -hwugu is indeclinable.

Adverb

hwæthwugu

1. somewhat