wæt

See also: Wät and waet

Old English

Alternative forms

• wēt (Anglian)

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /wæːt/

Adjective

wǣt

1. wet

Declension

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

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wǣta	wǣte	wǣte
Accusative	wǣtan	wǣtan	wǣte
Genitive	wǣtan	wǣtan	wǣtan
Dative	wǣtan	wǣtan	wǣtan
Instrumental	wǣtan	wǣtan	wǣtan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wǣtan	wǣtan	wǣtan
Accusative	wǣtan	wǣtan	wǣtan
Genitive	wǣtra, wǣtena	wǣtra, wǣtena	wǣtra, wǣtena
Dative	wǣtum	wǣtum	wǣtum
Instrumental	wǣtum	wǣtum	wǣtum

Descendants

• Middle English: weet
  • English: weet (dialectal)
  • Scots: weet, weit

Noun

wǣt n

1. a drink, a liquid