"whate" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈhwaːt(ə)/, /ˈxwaːt(ə)/ [dialectal], /ˈwaːt(ə)/ [dialectal]
Etymology: From Old English hwatu (“omen”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwatu (“warning”), from Proto-Germanic *hwatō (“incitement”); compare Icelandic hvöt (“urge, encouragement”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hwatu|t=omen}} Old English hwatu (“omen”), {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hwatu|t=warning}} Proto-West Germanic *hwatu (“warning”), {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*hwatō|t=incitement}} Proto-Germanic *hwatō (“incitement”), {{cog|is|hvöt|t=urge, encouragement}} Icelandic hvöt (“urge, encouragement”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} whate, {{enm-noun|-}} whate (uncountable), {{tlb|enm|poetic}} (poetic)
  1. fortune, destiny, luck Tags: poetic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-whate-enm-noun-WRmVfEDm Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. (rare) divination, augury Tags: poetic, rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Occult
    Sense id: en-whate-enm-noun-IbpNk9Xr Disambiguation of Occult: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ȝwate, quate, qwate, wate, what, hwate [Early-Middle-English]

Alternative forms

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