wheten

Middle English

Alternative forms

wheton, hwæten, whettyne, whetyn, huetene, ȝweten

Etymology

From Old English hwǣten; equivalent to whete +‎ -en (“made of”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhwɛːtən/
(dialectal) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛːtən/, /ˈxwɛːtən/

Adjective

wheten

wheaten (composed of or made out of wheat)
wheaten (related to or about wheat)

Descendants

English: wheaten

References

“whēten, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-21.

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