"wat" meaning in Middle English

See wat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: wāt [canonical]
Etymology: Uncertain; possibly from wight. Etymology templates: {{unc|enm}} Uncertain Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|head=wāt}} wāt
  1. A person.
    Sense id: en-wat-enm-noun-b0VtsINs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Uncertain. Etymology templates: {{unc|enm}} Uncertain Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} wat
  1. A rabbit.
    Sense id: en-wat-enm-noun-MFBRF6b0
  2. A hare.
    Sense id: en-wat-enm-noun-ZYelLiP4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: See entries. Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} wat
  1. Alternative form of wait, wath, wet, what, whate, whete, witen, wode, wold, woth, weten, wacche, wacchen, wachet, watchinges, wate, walte, weiten, witien. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wait, wath, wet, what, whate, whete, witen, wode, wold, woth, weten, wacche, wacchen, wachet, watchinges, wate, walte, weiten, witien
    Sense id: en-wat-enm-verb-cJ10xxgt Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 4 32 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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          "woth",
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          "weten",
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          "wachet",
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          "wate",
          "wate#Middle_English"
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          "walte",
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          "weiten",
          "weiten#Middle_English"
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