wæt
See also: Wät and waet
Old English
Alternative forms
- wēt (Anglian)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wētaz. Cognate with Old Frisian wēt, Old Norse vátr; ultimately related to English water. Also akin to Old Armenian գետ (get, “river”). Compare Luwian [script needed] (wida-, “wet”) (Proto-Indo-European *wed-o-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wæːt/
Adjective
wǣt
- wet
Declension
Declension of wǣt — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | wǣt | wǣt | wǣt |
Accusative | wǣtne | wǣte | wǣt |
Genitive | wǣtes | wǣtre | wǣtes |
Dative | wǣtum | wǣtre | wǣtum |
Instrumental | wǣte | wǣtre | wǣte |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | wǣte | wǣta, wǣte | wǣt |
Accusative | wǣte | wǣta, wǣte | wǣt |
Genitive | wǣtra | wǣtra | wǣtra |
Dative | wǣtum | wǣtum | wǣtum |
Instrumental | wǣtum | wǣtum | wǣtum |
Declension of wǣt — Weak
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | wǣta | wǣte | wǣte |
Accusative | wǣtan | wǣtan | wǣte |
Genitive | wǣtan | wǣtan | wǣtan |
Dative | wǣtan | wǣtan | wǣtan |
Instrumental | wǣtan | wǣtan | wǣtan |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | wǣtan | wǣtan | wǣtan |
Accusative | wǣtan | wǣtan | wǣtan |
Genitive | wǣtra, wǣtena | wǣtra, wǣtena | wǣtra, wǣtena |
Dative | wǣtum | wǣtum | wǣtum |
Instrumental | wǣtum | wǣtum | wǣtum |
Descendants
- Middle English: weet
- English: weet (dialectal)
- Scots: weet, weit
Noun
wǣt n
- a drink, a liquid