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hwat

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Middle English

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Pronoun

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hwat

  1. (chiefly in Early Middle English) Alternative spelling of what

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *hwat. Compare Old English hwæt, Old Frisian hwet, Old High German hwaz, Old Norse hvat, Gothic 𐍈𐌰 (ƕa).

Pronoun

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hwat n

  1. what

Declension

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Interjection

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hwat

  1. lo!, what!, indeed!

Usage notes

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Variously translated, but compare Old English hwæt.

Descendants

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  • Low German: wat