Old English · conjunction
hwæþer
- Part of speech
- conjunction
- IPA
- /ˈxwæ.θer/[ˈʍæ.ðer]
- Syllables
- ˈxwæ · θer (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- whetherintroduce
hwæþer1 · conjunction
Senses
-
whether
...and hē lēop sona cunniġende his fēðes hwæðer hē cūðe gān.
and he leapt up immediately, trying his power of motion, whether he could walk.
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter" -
used to introduce a question
hwæþer2 · pronoun
Senses
-
who or what (of two)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hwaþar, see also Old High German wedar, Old Norse hvaðarr.
Descendants
whether
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