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Middle English
Pronoun
hwæs
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of whos (“whose”, genitive)
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *hwes, genitive case of *hwaz (“who, what”).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
hwæs
- genitive singular of hwā (whose)
- genitive singular of hwæt
Descendants
- Middle English: whos, hoes, hos, hose, hosse, hoys, huas, qwoys, was, whas, whoes, whois, whoos, whose, wos, wose, quas, whase, whayse, hwas, hwæs, hwes, hwos
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *hwassaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷh₁dstós. Compare Old Norse hvass (“sharp, keen”).
Adjective
hwæs
- sharp, keen
Declension
Declension of hwæs — Strong
Declension of hwæs — Weak
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