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Old English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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hwīt (comparative hwītra, superlative hwīttost)

  1. white

Declension

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

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *hwīt.

Adjective

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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

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  • Middle Low German: wit