hwit

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwītaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʍiːt/

Adjective

hwīt (comparative hwītra, superlative hwītost)

  1. white

Declension
Weak Strong
case singular plural case singular plural
m n f m n f m n f
nominative hwīta hwīte hwīte hwītan nom. hwīt hwīte hwīt hwīta, -e
accusative hwītan hwīte hwītan acc. hwītne hwīt hwīte hwīte hwīt hwīta, -e
genitive hwītan hwītra, hwītena gen. hwītes hwītes hwītre hwītra
dative hwītan hwītum dat. hwītum hwītum hwītre hwītum
instrumental hwīte

Derived terms

Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwītaz.

Adjective

hwīt (comparative hwītoro, superlative hwītost)

  1. white
    that ostana en scoldi skinan himiltungal huit
    From the east came to shine a white heavenly body (Heliand, verse 590)

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


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