eldertongue

Old English · noun

hwatu

Part of speech
noun, feminine
IPA
/ˈxwɑ.tu/
[ˈʍɑ.tu]
Syllables
ˈxwɑ · tu (2 syllables)
Modern English
auguryomendivination

Meaning

  1. omen, augury

  2. divination

Declension

Declension of hwatu
SingularPlural
Nominative hwatuhwatehwata
Accusative hwatehwatehwata
Genitive hwatehwatahwatena
Dative hwatehwatum

All forms (5)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hwatu (“warning”), from Proto-Germanic *hwatō (“incitement”); compare Old Norse hvǫt.

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