wæt

See also: Wät and waet

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wāt.

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

  1. 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

Noun

wǣt n

  1. a drink, a liquid
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