whate
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English hwatu (“omen”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwatu (“warning”), from Proto-Germanic *hwatō (“incitement”); compare Icelandic hvöt (“urge, encouragement”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
whate (uncountable) (poetic)
References[edit]
- “whāte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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