| 释义 |
▪ I. hw-
a frequent OE. initial element (:—OTeut. hw-, pre-Teut. kw-), for which wh- was afterwards substituted; e.g. OE. hwá, hwelp, hwistle, hwý, hwylc (early ME. hwuch), now who, whelp, whistle, why, which. All OE. and early ME. words in hw- included in this dictionary will be found under wh-.
▪ II. hw-
also occurs, esp. in early Sc. works, for huu- and hu-: e.g. hw = hu, how; hwe = hue; hwgsom = ugsome; hwick = huik, hook; hwid = huid, hood; hwide = huide, hide; hwmble = humble; hwnt = hunt; hwou, hwu = how; hwre = hure, whore; hws, hwsz = huus, hus, house; hwyd = huyd, hid; etc. |