"hwy" meaning in Old English

See hwy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /xwyː/, [ʍyː] Forms: hwȳ [canonical]
Etymology: From a presumed earlier *hwīe, from Proto-West Germanic *hwiu, from Proto-Germanic *hwī (“with what”), to which the more common instrumental ending *-ō had been added. Cognate with Old High German hwiu (instrumental case of hwaz). Etymology templates: {{der|ang|gmw-pro|*hwiu}} Proto-West Germanic *hwiu, {{der|ang|gem-pro|*hwī||with what}} Proto-Germanic *hwī (“with what”), {{cog|goh|hwiu|pos=instrumental case of <i class="Latn mention" lang="goh">hwaz</i>}} Old High German hwiu (instrumental case of hwaz) Head templates: {{ang-adv|hwȳ}} hwȳ
  1. why
    Sense id: en-hwy-ang-adv-K-I8WF8V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hwī

Pronoun

IPA: /xwyː/, [ʍyː] Forms: hwȳ [canonical]
Etymology: From a presumed earlier *hwīe, from Proto-West Germanic *hwiu, from Proto-Germanic *hwī (“with what”), to which the more common instrumental ending *-ō had been added. Cognate with Old High German hwiu (instrumental case of hwaz). Etymology templates: {{der|ang|gmw-pro|*hwiu}} Proto-West Germanic *hwiu, {{der|ang|gem-pro|*hwī||with what}} Proto-Germanic *hwī (“with what”), {{cog|goh|hwiu|pos=instrumental case of <i class="Latn mention" lang="goh">hwaz</i>}} Old High German hwiu (instrumental case of hwaz) Head templates: {{head|ang|pronoun form|head=hwȳ}} hwȳ
  1. instrumental singular of hwā Tags: form-of, instrumental, singular Form of: hwā
    Sense id: en-hwy-ang-pron-fmMo7fY3 Categories (other): Old English links with redundant target parameters, Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 7 53 40
  2. instrumental singular of hwæt Tags: form-of, instrumental, singular Form of: hwæt
    Sense id: en-hwy-ang-pron-YZvFdafd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hwī Related terms: hū, hwǣr, hwanon, hwæder, hwonne
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*hwiu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *hwiu",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
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        "4": "",
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      },
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    }
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  "pos": "adv",
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        ]
      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/xwyː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʍyː]"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hwī"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hwy"
}

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    }
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        "canonical"
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hū"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hwǣr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hwanon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hwæder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hwonne"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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          "name": "Old English links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant target parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "7 53 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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          "word": "hwā"
        }
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        "instrumental singular of hwā"
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      "id": "en-hwy-ang-pron-fmMo7fY3",
      "links": [
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          "hwā",
          "hwa#Old_English"
        ]
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        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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          "word": "hwæt"
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        "instrumental singular of hwæt"
      ],
      "id": "en-hwy-ang-pron-YZvFdafd",
      "links": [
        [
          "hwæt",
          "hwæt#Old_English"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/xwyː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʍyː]"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hwī"
    }
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  "word": "hwy"
}
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    "Old English pronoun forms",
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    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "name": "der"
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      },
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    }
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      "form": "hwȳ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "hwȳ"
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    }
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    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/xwyː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʍyː]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hwī"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hwy"
}

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    },
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    },
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      "word": "hwanon"
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      "word": "hwæder"
    },
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      "word": "hwonne"
    }
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      ],
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        "instrumental singular of hwā"
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        "form-of",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/xwyː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʍyː]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hwī"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hwy"
}

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