hwæthwugu

• hwæthwegu, hwæthugu, hwæthwygo, hwæthwega, hwæthwego, hwæthwiga, hwæthwygu

hwæt +‎ -hwugu

• IPA^(key): /ˈxwætˌxwu.ɡu/, [ˈʍætˌʍu.ɣu]

hwæthwugu

1. something
   • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy

     Sæġe mē hwæthwugu uncūðes.

     Tell me something I don't know.

   • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies

     On ǣlcum treowe iċ ġeseah hwæthwugu þæs þe iċ æt hām beþorfte.

     In every tree, I saw something that I needed at home.

• The first element hwæt declines like the independent word hwæt, while the suffix -hwugu is indeclinable.

hwæthwugu

1. somewhat
   • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

     Þæt sǣd þe bufon ðām stǣniġum lande fēol sprytte hwæthwega, ac ðāðā sēo hǣte cōm, ðā forsċranc hit, forðan ðe hit næfde nǣnne wǣtan.

     The seed that fell upon the stony ground sprouted somewhat, but when the heat came, it withered, for it never had any moisture.