hwaet 

The way you spell hwæt if you can't find the æ on your keyboard.

Student:
Hwaet! We Gardena in geardagum,
theodcyninga, thrym gefrunon,
hu tha aethelingas ellen fremedon.

Professor:
No!
Hwæt! We Gardena in geardagum,
þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon,
hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon.

hwaet by DougieVan February 8, 2007

hwaet 

Old English word used to grab attention at the beginning of poems, stories and announcements.

1. Hwaet! Where's your cellphone?
2. (Whilst lifting weights) Hwaet! Hwaet! Hwaet!

hwaet by G.C.W. October 5, 2009

hwæt 

An Old English word often used at the beginning of a poem to indicate that all prior speech is to end as the new narrative begins.

Common translations include: Hark, Lo, Wait, What, Listen, So, Now, Hey!, Hey you, Check it, Shut the fuck up, Look at Me! Look at Me!, Everyone listen to me right now or I'll tear you apart broken bone-locking by blood-drenched sinew

Hwæt! We Gardena in geardagum,
þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon,
hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon.

Hwæt this is the story all about how
My life got flipped, turned upside down
And I'd like to take a minute just sit right there
I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel-Air

hwæt by DougieVan February 5, 2007

hwæt 

hwæt is a better/older version of one of the most over-used and over-saturated words, "what". it curses me to even speak of it's name, but I must for you. to use hwæt is like your first kiss, or every time you meet a new crush. Or every time you get married. Or any time you decide to f*ck your dog.

wot: wot
WAT: WAa
what: what the hell
hwæt, an intellectual: pick le' rickle.

hwæt by You'reMom* March 21, 2018

Hwæt 

an interjection meaning hey, listen. It is a loanword from old english used in its interjection sense, or hey, shut up, or something similar.

Hwæt! the great deku tree asked to see you.

Hwæt by it wath ich September 27, 2020

hwaiting 

A Korean exclamation used for encouragement and cheering on. Sort of like saying "Good luck!" but also adding the emphasis of working hard or trying your best.

Also, typically said with an energetic fist.

1. "omg I'm so nervous for this test."
"Don't worry, you'll do great. Hwaiting!" *does fist*
"Ooh, nice ring. Is that Gucci?"
"No, silly, it's fake. Now go concentrate on that test!"

2. "Ugh, I'm sooper lazy right now. When am I gonna finish all this work?"
"Hey, at least you finished that project. So don't give up now. Hwaiting! <3"

hwaiting by lakoreangal May 19, 2013

hwat 

hwat

The historical pronunciation and an obsolete spelling of What (with the former Wh Digraph, excluding the words who and whom). The reason why it was pronounced like this was because of the fact that in Middle English, a swap of the Anglo-Saxon {hw} to {wh} occurred (it was occasionally spelt as quat), but the older Anglo-Saxon pronunciation stuck for centuries and didn't really die out until the 20th century in most English speaking areas. If a person were to pronounce what as "wat" in the 18th century or before, it would be seen as uneducated speech. However, this notion of thought faded out in the early 1800s. It is indeed the way that Hank Hill says what, something quite rare in the modern times.

An Example from Anglo-Saxon: Hwæt! We Gardena in geardagum, þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon, hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon.
An Example from Early Middle English: Auh lokeþ þurh hwat reisun. \
An Example from Hank Hill: I'll tell you hwat

hwat by Flaminghorse November 27, 2017