"wæta" meaning in Old English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈwæː.tɑ/ Forms: wǣta [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|ang|adjective form|head=wǣta}} wǣta
  1. inflection of wǣt:
    strong nominative/accusative feminine plural
    Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, nominative, plural, strong Form of: wǣt
    Sense id: en-wæta-ang-adj-jkV8f7oC Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 44 38 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 23 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 32 38
  2. inflection of wǣt:
    weak nominative masculine singular
    Tags: form-of, masculine, nominative, singular, weak Form of: wǣt
    Sense id: en-wæta-ang-adj-c2WOrgin Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 44 38 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 23 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 32 38

Noun

IPA: /ˈwæː.tɑ/
Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=wǣta|head2=|sort=}} wǣta m, {{ang-noun|m|head=wǣta}} wǣta m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-m|wǣt}}, {{ang-decl-noun|wǣta|wǣtan|wǣtan|wǣtan|wǣtan|wǣtena|wǣtan|wǣtum|num=|title=|type=weak}} Forms: wǣta [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], wǣta [nominative, singular], wǣtan [nominative, plural], wǣtan [accusative, singular], wǣtan [accusative, plural], wǣtan [genitive, singular], wǣtena [genitive, plural], wǣtan [dative, singular], wǣtum [dative, plural]
  1. moisture, liquid, wet
    Sense id: en-wæta-ang-noun-VCyc3dMg Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Liquids Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 44 38 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 23 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 32 38 Disambiguation of Liquids: 24 27 49
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          "english": "The seed that fell upon the stony ground sprouted somewhat, but when the heat came, it withered, for it never had any moisture.",
          "text": "Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church\nÞæt sǣd þe bufon ðām stǣniġum lande fēol sprytte hwæthwega, ac ðāðā sēo hǣte cōm, ðā forsċranc hit, forðan ðe hit næfde nǣnne wǣtan.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈwæː.tɑ/"
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