hwit

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

hwīt (comparative hwītra, superlative hwīttost)

  1. white
    • The Old English rune poem
      ᚻ byþ hwītust corna...
      Hail is the whitest of grains...
    • late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
      Sē Antonius ġesēah þǣs Paules sāwle swā hwīte swā snāw stīgan tō heofonum betweoh engla þrēatas; ond tweġen lēon ādulfan his byrġenne on þǣs wēstenes sande; þǣr resteð Paules līchoma mid yfellīċe dūste bewrigen, ac on dōmes dæġe hē ariseð on wuldor.
      Antonius saw Paul's soul, as white as snow, ascend to heaven among throngs of angels; and two lions dug his tomb in the sand of the desert. There lies Paul's body, covered by filthy dust, but on Judgement Day he will arise in glory.

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Colors in Old English · dēage (layout · text)
     hwīt      grǣġ      blæc, sweart
             rēad; basu              ġeolurēad; brūn              ġeolu
                          grēne             
                          blāw              blāw
                          purpuren             

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz. Cognate with Old Dutch wīt, Old English hwīt, Old Frisian hwīt / wīt and Old High German wīz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xwiːt/
  • Hyphenation: hwit

Adjective

hwīt (comparative hwītoro, superlative hwītost)

  1. white
    • Heliand, verse 590
      that ostana en scoldi skinan himiltungal huit
      from the east came to shine a white heavenly body
  2. shining

Declension

Declension of hwit
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative hwīt hwīt hwīt hwīte hwītu hwīte
accusative hwītana hwīt hwīta hwīte hwītu hwīte
genitive hwītes hwītes hwītaro hwītarō hwītarō hwītarō
dative hwītumu hwītumu hwītaro hwītum hwītum hwītum
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine
nominative hwīto hwīta hwīta hwītu
accusative hwītun hwīta hwītun hwītun
genitive hwītun hwītun hwītun hwītonō
dative hwītun hwītun hwītun hwītum
Comparative forms of hwit (weak only)
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine
nominative hwītoro hwītora hwītora hwītoru
accusative hwītorun hwītora hwītorun hwītorun
genitive hwītorun hwītorun hwītorun hwītoronō
dative hwītorun hwītorun hwītorun hwītorum
Superlative forms of {{{title}}}
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative hwītost hwītost hwītost hwītoste hwītoste hwītostu
accusative hwītostana hwītost hwītosta hwītoste hwītoste hwītostu
genitive hwītostes hwītostes hwītostaro hwītostarō hwītostarō hwītostarō
dative hwītostumu hwītostumu hwītostaro hwītostum hwītostum hwītostum
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine
nominative hwītosto hwītosta hwītosta hwītostu
accusative hwītostun hwītosta hwītostun hwītostun
genitive hwītostun hwītostun hwītostun hwītostonō
dative hwītostun hwītostun hwītostun hwītostum

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: wit

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