"whatten" meaning in English

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Pronoun

IPA: /wɒtən/, /wɑtən/
Etymology: Originally a contraction of what kind (of) (the DSL traces the Scots cognate back to Middle English whatkin, whatkyn, but the MED's only example is of the two-word collocation what kyn), later used in place of bare what. Etymology templates: {{cog|enm|whatkin|whatkin, whatkyn}} Middle English whatkin, whatkyn Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} whatten, {{en-pron}} whatten
  1. (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland, dialect, archaic) What. Tags: Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland, archaic, dialectal Related terms: whatna

Alternative forms

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