wæt

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See also: Wät and waet

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wētaz. Cognate with Old Frisian wēt, Old Norse vátr; ultimately related to English water. Also akin to Old Armenian գետ (get, river). Compare Luwian (wida-, wet) (Proto-Indo-European *wed-o-).

Pronunciation

Adjective

wǣt

  1. wet

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: weet

Noun

wǣt n

  1. a drink, a liquid