"hwer" meaning in Old English

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Adverb

IPA: /xweːr/, [ʍeːr] Forms: hwēr [canonical]
Head templates: {{ang-adv|head=hwēr}} hwēr, {{tlb|ang|Anglian|late Kentish}} (Anglian, late Kentish)
  1. Alternative form of hwǣr Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hwǣr
    Sense id: en-hwer-ang-adv-SkMbbwvX Categories (other): Anglian Old English, Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Anglian Old English: 62 38 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /xwer/, [ʍer]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *hweraz (“kettle”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-. Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*kʷer-}}, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*hweraz|t=kettle}} Proto-Germanic *hweraz (“kettle”), {{inh|ang|ine-pro|*kʷer-}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} hwer m, {{ang-noun|m}} hwer m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|hwer}}, {{ang-decl-noun|hwer|hweras|hwer|hweras|hweres|hwera|hwere|hwerum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], hwer [nominative, singular], hweras [nominative, plural], hwer [accusative, singular], hweras [accusative, plural], hweres [genitive, singular], hwera [genitive, plural], hwere [dative, singular], hwerum [dative, plural]
  1. kettle, pot, basin, cooking vessel Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-hwer-ang-noun-hE5v22pb Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cookware and bakeware, Vessels Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Cookware and bakeware: 4 96 Disambiguation of Vessels: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "[ʍer]"
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      "ipa": "[ʍeːr]"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "ipa": "[ʍeːr]"
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