"wheten" meaning in Middle English

See wheten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈhwɛ̝ːtən/, /ˈwɛ̝ːtən/ [dialectal], /ˈxwɛ̝ːtən/ [dialectal] Forms: wheton [alternative], hwæten [alternative], whettyne [alternative], whetyn [alternative], huetene [alternative], ȝweten [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English hwǣten; equivalent to whete + -en (“made of”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hwǣten}} Old English hwǣten, {{af|enm|whete|-en|id2=made of|t2=made of}} whete + -en (“made of”) Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} wheten, {{enm-adj}} wheten
  1. wheaten (composed of or made out of wheat)
    Sense id: en-wheten-enm-adj-lBdN0qis Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (made of), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Grains, Legumes Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (made of): 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Grains: 64 36 Disambiguation of Legumes: 93 7
  2. wheaten (related to or about wheat)
    Sense id: en-wheten-enm-adj-5PA~dB71

Alternative forms

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