hwer
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *hweraz (“kettle”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xwer/, [ʍer]
Noun
hwer m
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hwer | hweras |
| accusative | hwer | hweras |
| genitive | hweres | hwera |
| dative | hwere | hwerum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hwer”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xweːr/, [ʍeːr]
Adverb
hwēr (Anglian, late Kentish)
- alternative form of hwǣr