"wha" meaning in Scots

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Pronoun

IPA: /ʍɑː/
Etymology: From Middle English wha, northern variant of who, from Old English hwā, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ. See English who. Etymology templates: {{dercat|sco|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|sco|enm|wha}} Middle English wha, {{m|enm|who}} who, {{inh|sco|ang|hwā}} Old English hwā, {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*hwaʀ}} Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ, {{cog|en|who}} English who Head templates: {{head|sco|pronoun|}} wha, {{sco-pron}} wha
  1. who Synonyms: fa [Doric], whae [Southern-Scots]
    Sense id: en-wha-sco-pron-btAzcUC9 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots pronouns

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for wha meaning in Scots (1.4kB)

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