Whatso he were, of high or low estate. --Chaucer.
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Whatso the heaven in his wide vault contains. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
whatso — pronoun & determiner archaic whatever … English new terms dictionary
whatso — adj. & pron. archaic = WHATEVER 1, 2. Etymology: ME, = WHAT + SO, f. OE swa hwaeligt swa … Useful english dictionary
Oracle — Or a*cle, n. [F., fr. L. oraculum, fr. orare to speak, utter, pray, fr. os, oris, mouth. See {Oral}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The answer of a god, or some person reputed to be a god, to an inquiry respecting some affair or future event, as the success… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whatsoever — what|so|ev|er S2 [ˌwɔtsəuˈevə US ˌwa:tsouˈevər, ˌwʌt ] adv [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: whatso whatever (12 20 centuries) (from what so) + ever] used to emphasize a negative statement = ↑whatever ▪ He s had no luck whatsoever … Dictionary of contemporary English
what|so — «HWOT soh, HWUHT », pronoun, adjective. Archaic. whatever: »Whatso thou wilt do with us, Our end shall not be piteous (William Morris) … Useful english dictionary
