hwæthwugu

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Old English

Etymology

hwæt +‎ -hwugu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxwætˌxwu.ɡu/,

Pronoun

hwæthwugu

something
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
  Sæġe mē hwæthwugu uncūðes.
  Tell me something I don't know.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
  On ǣlcum treowe iċ ġeseah hwæthwugu þæs þe iċ æt hām beþorfte.
  In every tree, I saw something that I needed at home.

Usage notes

The first element hwæt declines like the independent word hwæt, while the suffix -hwugu is indeclinable.

Adverb

hwæthwugu

somewhat

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