Old English · interjection
cwist þu la
- Part of speech
- interjection
- IPA
- /kwist θuː lɑː/
- Syllables
- kwist · θuː · lɑː (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- aren'tisn'tsayestthoueh
Meaning
-
aren't you?, isn't it?
-
right?, eh?, correct?
-
oh, sayest thou?
Etymology
Formed from cweþan (“to speak, to say”) + lā (“lo”).
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