Part of speech: pronoun, conjunction
1. which (of two); 2. 1) one or other of two, either; 2) each of two, both; 3. whether (also hwæðer, hweþer, hweðer)
Etymology
[Mod E WHETHER ← Prot-Germ *hwaþraz, *hweþaraz; Goth ƕaþar; O Fris hweder, hwedder; O Sax hwethar; OHG wedar; O Icel hvaðarr ← Indo-Europ *kwotero-; Sanskr katará “which of two”; Avest katáro “which”; Anc Gr πότερος “which (of two)”; Lith katràs “which (of two)”; O Slav котрый “which” (Russ который)]
Paradigm
3.1. Demonstrative pronouns
3.1.1. Demonstrative pronoun se, séo, þæt (that)
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declension of the demonstrative pronoun
se, séo, þæt
(that) |
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| singular number | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | se | séo | þæt |
| genitive | þæs | þǽre | þæs |
| dative | þǽm, þám | þǽre | þǽm, þám |
| instrumental | þý, þon | þǽre | þý, þon |
| accusative | þone | þá | þæt |
| plural number | |||
| all genders | |||
| nominative | þá | ||
| genitive | þára, þǽra | ||
| dative (instrumental) | þǽm, þám | ||
| accusative | þá | ||
3.1.2. Demonstrative pronoun þes, þéos, þis (this)
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declension of the demonstrative pronoun
þes, þéos, þis
(this) |
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| singular number | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | þes | þéos | þis |
| genitive | þises, þisses | þisse | þises, þisses |
| dative | þisum, þissum | þisse | þisum, þissum |
| instrumental | þisse | þisse | þisse |
| accusative | þisne | þás | þis |
| plural number | |||
| all genders | |||
| nominative | þás | ||
| genitive | þissa | ||
| dative (instrumental) | þisum, þissum | ||
| accusative | þás | ||
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