hvǫt
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Old Norse[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *hwatō; compare hvatr (“active”) and hvetja (“to whet, encourage”). Cognate with Old English hwatu (“omen”).
Noun[edit]
hvǫt f (genitive hvatar)
Declension[edit]
Declension of hvǫt (strong ō-stem)
Descendants[edit]
- Icelandic: hvöt
References[edit]
- “hvöt” in: Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
- “hvǫt” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen