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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hwadrê. Cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴 (ƕadrē).
Pronunciation
Adverb
hwæder
- where (to what place), whither
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.
10th century, The Wanderer:Beorn sċeal ġebīdan, · þonne hē bēot spriceð,
oþþæt collenferð · cunne ġearwe
hwider hreþra ġehyġd · hweorfan wille.- Man must pause when he tells a promise
until bold spirit would know clearly
where thought of hearts would turn.
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