wether
To castrate a male sheep or goatTo castrate a male sheep or goat.
» I wonder whether the wether will weather the weather or whether the weather the wether will kill.
Ich frage mich, ob der Hammel die Witterung überstehen wird, oder ob die Witterung den Hammel umbringen wird. — Yorwba
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1 sensesTo castrate a male sheep or goat.
Examples
2 sentencesI wonder whether the wether will weather the weather or whether the weather the wether will kill.
deIch frage mich, ob der Hammel die Witterung überstehen wird, oder ob die Witterung den Hammel umbringen wird. — Yorwba
Wether you like it or not, the muezzin's call to prayer will wake you up early in the morning.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English wether, wethir, wedyr, from Old English weþer (“a wether, ram”), fromFrom Middle English wether, wethir, wedyr, from Old English weþer (“a wether, ram”), from Proto-West Germanic *weþru, from Proto-Germanic *weþruz (“wether”), from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (“year”).
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Forms
wethers, wethering, wethered, wetheredLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle