As indef. pron. referring to an abstraction and used as genitive obj. with bidden v.: anything.

As interrog. adj. in direct questions, referring to a person or persons: whose?, of whom?: (a) modifying a noun denoting an expression of advice; (b) modifying a noun denoting something done; (c) modifying a noun denoting a part of the body or an attribute; (d) modifying a noun denoting an attitude, in an objective genitive relationship: ~ love, love for whom?; (e) modifying a noun denoting a person related by blood, marriage, or affiliation.

Used absolutely in direct questions, referring to a person or persons: (a) denoting ownership or control: whose city or image?; (b) denoting familial relationship: whose child?

As rel. adj. in relative constructions introducing adj. clauses, with animate, usu. human, antecedent (sg. or pl.): whose, of whom: (a) modifying a noun denoting something in the control or possession of the antecedent; (b) modifying a noun denoting a desire, thought, the will, etc. of the antecedent or an expression of command, request, counsel, etc. by the antecedent; (c) modifying a noun denoting something produced, imparted, made, performed, etc.; (d) modifying a noun denoting an attribute, a property or faculty, the nature or soul, a part of the body, etc. of the antecedent;—sometimes with antecedent in the genitive [quots. a1438 & 1467]; the ~; (e) modifying a noun denoting a state or condition or a manifestation of the antecedent’s state of mind; the ~; (f) modifying a noun denoting something that attaches to, identifies, pertains to, or is associated with the antecedent; (g) modifying a noun denoting affection, worship, service, etc. offered to the antecedent or an action directed toward the antecedent; (h) in indefinite or generalizing constructions.

As rel. adj. in relative constructions introducing adj. clauses, with animate, usu. human, antecedent (sg. or pl.): whose, of whom;—modifying a noun denoting a person or persons: (a) related by blood or marriage; (b) affiliated in a social or hierarchical relationship; (c) in a relationship of opposition.

As rel. adj. in relative constructions introducing adj. clauses, with inanimate antecedent (sg. or pl.): whose, of which: (a) modifying a noun denoting a part or portion of a physical object, geographical feature, or bodily structure; (b) modifying a noun denoting a property of or something pertaining to or associated with the antecedent; (c) modifying a noun denoting an action performed; (d) modifying a noun denoting a person holding dominion over the antecedent.

As rel. adj. in relative constructions introducing adj. clauses, with inanimate antecedent (sg. or pl.) in various objective genitive relationships: of which: (a) modifying a noun denoting an action performed on or directed toward the antecedent; (b) modifying a noun denoting a motivation, source, cause, etc. of the antecedent.

Used absolutely, introducing adj. clauses: (a) used for an animate, usu. human, antecedent, expressing possession, composition, or affiliation: ~…is (be, etc.), to whom (sb.) belongs, to whom (things) belong, whose (sth.) is; ~…replien, (the laments) of whom (people) repeat; (b) used for an inanimate antecedent, expressing belonging: ~ that…is, to which (sth.) belongs; also, in partitive construction: ~ alle, all (the parts) of which.

As rel. adj. referring to a person or persons, used in independent relative constructions introducing noun clauses functioning as direct obj. of verb or verb phrase of perception, communication, exposition, etc. in main clause: whose, of whom: (a) modifying a noun denoting an attribute, a property, part of the body, mental or spiritual element, etc. of the person referred to; also in elliptical construction [quot.1404]; in ~ hondes, under whose control; (b) modifying a noun denoting an expression of command by the person referred to; (c) modifying a noun denoting something that relates or pertains to the person referred to; (d) modifying a noun denoting a person or persons related by ties of blood or marriage.

As rel. adj. referring to a person or persons, used in independent relative constructions introducing noun clauses functioning as direct obj. of a verb of inquiry in main clause and serving as an indirect question: whose, of whom: (a) modifying a noun denoting an expression of consent or command by the person referred to; (b) modifying a noun denoting a representation of the person referred to; (c) modifying a noun denoting respect paid or deference done to the person referred to;—expressing an objective genitive relationship; (d) modifying a noun denoting a person or persons related by ties of blood or allegiance.

As rel. adj. referring to a person or persons, used in independent relative constructions with indefinite or generalizing force introducing noun clauses: (a) functioning as direct obj. in main clause, with rel. adj. modifying a noun denoting a part of the body: of whomever, whosever; (b) functioning as subj., direct obj., or obj. of prep. in main clause, with rel. adj. modifying various kinds of nouns: the one whose, the person whose; also, the one in whose [last quot.]; ~…so; in ~, the one in whose; (c) functioning as an appositive to a pron. used as subj. in the main or an adjacent clause, with rel. adj. modifying a noun denoting a part of the body: whatever person whose, he whose; (d) functioning as obj. of prep. used adverbially, with concessive force, with rel. adj. modifying a noun denoting a nonliteral thing: no matter whose.

Used absolutely as an independent relative referring to a person or persons and expressing possession, control, affiliation, etc., introducing noun clauses: (a) functioning as direct obj. of verb or verb phrase of knowing, communicating, etc. in main or other clause: whose, of whom; ~ that; (b) functioning as direct obj. of verb of inquiry in main or other clause and serving as an indirect question: whose.

Used absolutely as an independent relative referring to an object, an abstraction, or a substance introducing a noun clause: (a) functioning as pred. nom. in main clause: a substance of which; (b) functioning as direct obj. in main clause and serving as an indirect question, with rel. pron. as genitive obj. in its own clause: at what; wondren ~.

Glossing L cuius interrog. & rel. adj.