god wat
Old English
Alternative forms
- god ƿat – wynn spelling
Etymology
From god + first-person singular present indicative of witan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡod wɑːt/
Interjection
god wat
- God knows, certainly, truly
- Wel God wāt hū hit ġetīmað on þǣre fandunge
- Well God knows how it befalls in that trial
- þæt þū mē ne ġenȳde tō āreċċenne mīne ġesċyndnysse; God wāt þæt iċ heora forhtiġe
- That thou may compel me to explain my confusions; God knows that I fear for them
Descendants
- Middle English: goddot