hwær

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Old English

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hwār, from Proto-Germanic *hwar.

Pronunciation

Adverb

hwǣr

  1. where
    Hwǣr eart þū?
    Where are you?
    Hwǣr wunast þū?
    Where do you live?
    Hwǣr sind þā cȳ? Iċ hīe sēċe.
    Where are the cows? I'm looking for them.
    • c. 900, the Old English Boethius
      Hwǣr sind nū þæs Wēlandes bān, oþþe hwā wāt nū hwǣr hīe wǣron?
      Where are Wayland's bones now, and who knows where they were anymore?
  2. anywhere, somewhere

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