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watar
watar
Old Dutch
Alternative forms
Noun
watar n
- water
- UUi lithon thuro fûir in thuro uuatir, in brâhtos unsig an cuolithon
- We went through fire and through water, and you brought us to coolness
- UUi lithon thuro fûir in thuro uuatir, in brâhtos unsig an cuolithon
Declension
Declension of watar
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | watar | watar |
| accusative | watar | watar |
| genitive | watris | watro |
| dative | watre | watron |
Descendants
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *watōr, whence also Old Dutch watar, Old English wæter, Old Frisian weter, Old High German wazzar, Old Norse vatn. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.
Noun
watar n
- water
- He stod imo tho bi enes uuatares staðe, ni uuelde tho bi themu gethringe
- he stood himself then by the shore, then he did not want to be with the crowd (Heliand, verse 2378)
- He stod imo tho bi enes uuatares staðe, ni uuelde tho bi themu gethringe
Declension
Declension of watar (strong a-stem)
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | watar | watar |
| accusative | watar | watar |
| genitive | watres | watrō |
| dative | watre | watrum |
| instrumental | — | — |