hwæder
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Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *hwadrê. Cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴 (ƕadrē).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]hwæder
- where (to what place)
- Iċ nāt hwæder iċ fare.
- I don't know where I'm going.
- Iċ wundriġe hwæder sē hund ēode.
- I wonder where the dog went.
Derived terms
[edit]- ǣġhwæder (“to everywhere”)
- āhwæder (“to anywhere”)
- ġehwæder (“in all directions”)
- nāhwæder (“to nowhere”)