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hwæt

  • adjective
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Grammar
hwæt, adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§20; §54; §211; §298; §425; §469;
Quick, active, vigorous, stout, bold, brave
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  • Sum biþ tó horse hwæt

    one is a bold rider,

    • Exon. 79 b
      • ;
    • Th. 298, 7
      • ;
    • Crä. 81
      • .

  • Nis mon ofer eorþan tó ðæs hwæt ðæt hé á his sǽfóre sorge næbbe

    there is no man on earth so bold as never to have anxiety for his journey on the sea,

    • 82 a
      • ;
    • Th. 308, 16
      • ;
    • Seef 40
      • .

  • Ne scyle se hwata esne ymb ðæt gnornian hú oft hé feohtan scule

    virum fortem non decet indignari, quoties increpuit bellicus tumultus,

    • Bt. 40, 3
      • ;
    • Fox 238, 10
      • :
    • Beo. Th. 6048
      • ;
    • B. 3028
      • .

  • Hwatum Heorowearde,

    • 4328
      • ;
    • B. 2161
      • .

  • Hwate Scyldingas,

    • 3206
      • ;
    • B. 1601
      • :
    • 4111
      • ;
    • B. 2052
      • .

  • Hý beóþ heortum þý hwætran

    they will be the stouter of heart,

    • Exon. 107 a
      • ;
    • Th. 408, 30
      • ;
    • Rä. 27, 20
      • .

  • Ðéh ðe Sciþþie hæfdon máran monmenie and self hwætran wǽron

    cum Scythæ et numero et virtute præstarent,

    • Ors. 3, 7
      • ;
    • Swt. 116, 25
      • .

  • Ðone cræftgestan dǽl and ða hwatestan men ealles ðises middangeardes

    fortissimas mundi partes,

    • 1, 10
      • ;
    • Swt. 48, 6
      • .

  • Of ðǽm hwatestan monnum Germanie

    from the bravest men of Germany,

    • Swt. 48, 14
      • .
Etymology
[
O. E. Homl. hwat, wat
:
Laym. whæt, wat
:
Ayenb. huet
:
O. Sax. hwat
:
Icel. hvatr.
]
Derived forms
ár-, bearhtm-, bléd-, dǽd-, dóm-, flyht-, fyrd-, gold-, gúþ-, leód-, mód-, sund-, swíð-hwæt
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “hwæt.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/20052.

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