wæt
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- wēt (Anglian)
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *wētaz. Cognate with Old Frisian wēt, Old Norse vátr; ultimately related to English water. Also akin to Old Armenian գետ (get, “river”). Compare Luwian [script needed] (wida-, “wet”) (Proto-Indo-European *wed-o-).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
wǣt
Declension[edit]
Declension of wǣt — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | wǣt | wǣt | wǣt |
Accusative | wǣtne | wǣte | wǣt |
Genitive | wǣtes | wǣtre | wǣtes |
Dative | wǣtum | wǣtre | wǣtum |
Instrumental | wǣte | wǣtre | wǣte |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | wǣte | wǣta, wǣte | wǣt |
Accusative | wǣte | wǣta, wǣte | wǣt |
Genitive | wǣtra | wǣtra | wǣtra |
Dative | wǣtum | wǣtum | wǣtum |
Instrumental | wǣtum | wǣtum | wǣtum |
Declension of wǣt — Weak
Descendants[edit]
Noun[edit]
wǣt n