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单词 whate
释义

whate

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • ȝwate, quate, qwate, wate, what
  • hwate (early)

Etymology

From Old English hwatu (omen), from Proto-West Germanic *hwatu (warning), from Proto-Germanic *hwatō (incitement); compare Icelandic hvöt (urge, encouragement).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʍaːt(ə)/
  • (dialectal) IPA(key): /ˈxʍaːt(ə)/, /ˈwaːt(ə)/

Noun

whate (uncountable) (poetic)

  1. fortune, destiny, luck
  2. (rare) divination, augury

References

  • whāte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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