hwat
Middle English edit
Pronoun edit
hwat
- (chiefly in Early Middle English) Alternative spelling of what
Old Saxon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *hwat. Compare Old English hwæt, Old Frisian hwet, Old High German hwaz, Old Norse hvat, Gothic 𐍈𐌰 (ƕa).
Pronoun edit
hwat n
Declension edit
Declension of hwat
| Impersonal | Personal | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hwat | hwē |
| accusative | hwat | hwēna |
| genitive | hwes | hwes |
| dative | hwēmu | hwēmu |
Interjection edit
hwat
Usage notes edit
Variously translated, but compare Old English hwæt.
Descendants edit
- Low German: wat