wæta

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwæː.tɑ/

Noun

wǣta m

  1. moisture, liquid, wet
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Þæt sǣd þe bufon ðām stǣniġum lande fēol sprytte hwæthwega, ac ðāðā sēo hǣte cōm, ðā forsċranc hit, forðan ðe hit næfde nǣnne wǣtan.
      The seed that fell upon the stony ground sprouted somewhat, but when the heat came, it withered, for it never had any moisture.

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative wǣta wǣtan
accusative wǣtan wǣtan
genitive wǣtan wǣtena
dative wǣtan wǣtum

Adjective

wǣta

  1. inflection of wǣt:
    1. strong nominative/accusative feminine plural
    2. weak nominative masculine singular
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