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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse hveiti, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz, from *hwītaz (“white”).
Noun
hveiti f (genitive singular hveiti, uncountable)
hveiti n (genitive singular hveitis, uncountable)
- wheat (Triticum)
Declension
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hveiti, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz, from *hwītaz (“white”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hveiti n (genitive singular hveitis, no plural)
- wheat (Triticum)
- wheat flour
Declension
Derived terms
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz, from *hwītaz (“white”).
Compare Old English hwǣte (English wheat), Old Saxon hwēti (German Low German Weite, Weit), Dutch weit, Old High German hwaizi, weizi (German Weizen), Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 (ƕaiteis).
Noun
hveiti n
- wheat (Triticum)
Declension
Declension of hveiti (strong ija-stem)
Descendants
References
- “hveiti”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press