hwettan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hwattjan, from Proto-Germanic *hwatjaną (“to incite, sharpen”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁d- (“sharp”).

Cognate with Middle Dutch wetten (Dutch wetten), Old High German wezzan (German wetzen), Old Norse hvetja (Swedish vässa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxwet.tɑn/, [ˈʍet.tɑn]

Verb

hwettan

  1. to sharpen
  2. to incite, encourage

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