▪ 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.