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Middle English
Etymology
From a conflation of Old English bilewit (“innocent, simple”) and bilehwīt (“simple, honest, sincere”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbiləˌʍiːt/, /ˈbiləˌwit/
Adjective
bilewit
- simple, innocent
References
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *biliwit- (“gentle-minded”), from Proto-Germanic *biliz (“merciful, kind”) (from Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- (“decent, good”)) + Proto-Germanic *witją (“mind, wit”) (from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”)), equivalent to Old English bile- + witt. Related to Middle High German bilwiz (“genius, mischievous person, goblin, witch”), unbil (“unbecoming, improper”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
bilewit (superlative bilewitust)
- innocent, simple
- calm, gentle
- merciful, gracious
- plausible
Declension
Declension of bilewit — Strong
Declension of bilewit — Weak
Derived terms
Descendants