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Old English · adjective

hwæs

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/xwæs/
[ʍæs]
Syllables
xwæs (1 syllable)
Modern English
sharpkeen

hwæs1 · adjective

Senses

  1. sharp, keen

Declension

Strong declension of hwæs
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative hwæshwasuhwasohwæs
Accusative hwæsnehwasehwæs
Genitive hwaseshwæsrehwases
Dative hwasumhwæsrehwasum
Instrumental hwasehwæsrehwase
Plural
Nominative hwasehwasahwasehwasuhwaso
Accusative hwasehwasahwasehwasuhwaso
Genitive hwæsrahwæsrahwæsra
Dative hwasumhwasumhwasum
Instrumental hwasumhwasumhwasum
Weak declension of hwæs
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative hwasahwasehwase
Accusative hwasanhwasanhwase
Genitive hwasanhwasanhwasan
Dative hwasanhwasanhwasan
Instrumental hwasanhwasanhwasan
Plural
Nominative hwasanhwasanhwasan
Accusative hwasanhwasanhwasan
Genitive hwæsrahwasenahwæsrahwasenahwæsrahwasena
Dative hwasumhwasumhwasum
Instrumental hwasumhwasumhwasum

hwæs2 · pronoun · inflected form

Senses

  1. genitive singular of hwā: whose

  2. genitive singular of hwæt

  3. Inflected form of hwā

All forms (12)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwassaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷh₁dstós. Compare Old Norse hvass (“sharp, keen”).

From Proto-Germanic *hwes, genitive case of *hwaz (“who, what”).

Descendants

whose

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