"hwat" meaning in Old Saxon

See hwat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *hwat. Compare Old English hwæt, Old Frisian hwet, Old High German waz, Old Dutch wat, Old Norse hvat, Gothic 𐍈𐌰 (ƕa). Etymology templates: {{dercat|osx|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|osx|gmw-pro|*hwat}} Proto-West Germanic *hwat, {{cog|ang|hwæt}} Old English hwæt, {{cog|ofs|hwet}} Old Frisian hwet, {{cog|goh|waz}} Old High German waz, {{cog|odt|wat}} Old Dutch wat, {{cog|non|hvat}} Old Norse hvat, {{cog|got|𐍈𐌰}} Gothic 𐍈𐌰 (ƕa) Head templates: {{head|osx|interjection}} hwat
  1. lo!, what!, indeed!
    Sense id: en-hwat-osx-intj-Y8yk~OwL

Pronoun

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], hwat [impersonal, nominative], hwē [nominative, personal], hwat [accusative, impersonal], hwēna [accusative, personal], hwes [genitive, impersonal], hwes [genitive, personal], hwēmu [dative, impersonal], hwēmu [dative, personal]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *hwat. Compare Old English hwæt, Old Frisian hwet, Old High German waz, Old Dutch wat, Old Norse hvat, Gothic 𐍈𐌰 (ƕa). Etymology templates: {{dercat|osx|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|osx|gmw-pro|*hwat}} Proto-West Germanic *hwat, {{cog|ang|hwæt}} Old English hwæt, {{cog|ofs|hwet}} Old Frisian hwet, {{cog|goh|waz}} Old High German waz, {{cog|odt|wat}} Old Dutch wat, {{cog|non|hvat}} Old Norse hvat, {{cog|got|𐍈𐌰}} Gothic 𐍈𐌰 (ƕa) Head templates: {{head|osx|pronoun|cat2=interrogative pronouns|g=n}} hwat n
  1. what Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-hwat-osx-pron-dJqywNBs
  2. what kind (+genitive) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-hwat-osx-pron-eXGsrkh-
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      "expansion": "Old English hwæt",
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      "expansion": "Old Frisian hwet",
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      "expansion": "Old High German waz",
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        "2": "wat"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch wat",
      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "hvat"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse hvat",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *hwat. Compare Old English hwæt, Old Frisian hwet, Old High German waz, Old Dutch wat, Old Norse hvat, Gothic 𐍈𐌰 (ƕa).",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "hwes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "personal"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "hwēmu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "impersonal"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "hwēmu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "personal"
      ]
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  "pos": "pron",
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          "english": "Whatever you did...",
          "roman": "Sō hwat sō gī dādun...",
          "text": "9th c. Heliand, verse 4409",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "\"What will you give me here?\", said he...",
          "roman": "\"Hwat williad gī mī sellien hēr?\", quađ hē...",
          "text": "9th c. Heliand, verse 4481",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "\"For they do not know what they do\"",
          "ref": "9th c. Heliand, verse 5542",
          "text": "\"Hwand sia ni witun, hwat sia [duot]\",",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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      ],
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          "what",
          "what"
        ]
      ],
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
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        {
          "english": "\"What kind of man are you?\"",
          "roman": "\"Hwat bist thū manno?\"",
          "text": "9th c. Heliand, verse 5342",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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          "what",
          "what"
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          "kind",
          "kind"
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      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hwat"
}

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          "args": {
            "1": "nds",
            "2": "wat"
          },
          "expansion": "Low German: wat",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Low German: wat"
    }
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *hwat",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "hwæt"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English hwæt",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "hwet"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian hwet",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "waz"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German waz",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "odt",
        "2": "wat"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch wat",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "hvat"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse hvat",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍈𐌰"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍈𐌰 (ƕa)",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *hwat. Compare Old English hwæt, Old Frisian hwet, Old High German waz, Old Dutch wat, Old Norse hvat, Gothic 𐍈𐌰 (ƕa).",
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  "pos": "intj",
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      "glosses": [
        "lo!, what!, indeed!"
      ],
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        [
          "lo",
          "lo"
        ],
        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ],
        [
          "indeed",
          "indeed"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hwat"
}
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    "Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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      "expansion": "Old English hwæt",
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        "1": "ofs",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian hwet",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "waz"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German waz",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "odt",
        "2": "wat"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch wat",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "hvat"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse hvat",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍈𐌰"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍈𐌰 (ƕa)",
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *hwat. Compare Old English hwæt, Old Frisian hwet, Old High German waz, Old Dutch wat, Old Norse hvat, Gothic 𐍈𐌰 (ƕa).",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "hwē",
      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "hwat",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "impersonal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwēna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "personal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "impersonal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "personal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwēmu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "impersonal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwēmu",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "personal"
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  "lang_code": "osx",
  "pos": "pron",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Whatever you did...",
          "roman": "Sō hwat sō gī dādun...",
          "text": "9th c. Heliand, verse 4409",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "\"What will you give me here?\", said he...",
          "roman": "\"Hwat williad gī mī sellien hēr?\", quađ hē...",
          "text": "9th c. Heliand, verse 4481",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "\"For they do not know what they do\"",
          "ref": "9th c. Heliand, verse 5542",
          "text": "\"Hwand sia ni witun, hwat sia [duot]\",",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "what"
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          "what",
          "what"
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        "neuter"
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        "Old Saxon terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "\"What kind of man are you?\"",
          "roman": "\"Hwat bist thū manno?\"",
          "text": "9th c. Heliand, verse 5342",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "what kind (+genitive)"
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          "what",
          "what"
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          "kind",
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      "tags": [
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    }
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  "word": "hwat"
}

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    }
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        "1": "ofs",
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "cog"
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      "expansion": "Old Norse hvat",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "got",
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  "pos": "intj",
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        "lo!, what!, indeed!"
      ],
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}

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