hwit

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xwiːt/, [ʍiːt]

Adjective

hwīt (comparative hwītra, superlative hwīttost)

1. white
   • The Old English rune poem

     ᚻ byþ hwītust corna...

     Hail is the whitest of grains...

Declension

Declension of hwīt — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hwīt	hwīt	hwīt
Accusative	hwītne	hwīte	hwīt
Genitive	hwītes	hwītre	hwītes
Dative	hwītum	hwītre	hwītum
Instrumental	hwīte	hwītre	hwīte
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hwīte	hwīta, hwīte	hwīt
Accusative	hwīte	hwīta, hwīte	hwīt
Genitive	hwītra	hwītra	hwītra
Dative	hwītum	hwītum	hwītum
Instrumental	hwītum	hwītum	hwītum

Declension of hwīt — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hwīta	hwīte	hwīte
Accusative	hwītan	hwītan	hwīte
Genitive	hwītan	hwītan	hwītan
Dative	hwītan	hwītan	hwītan
Instrumental	hwītan	hwītan	hwītan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hwītan	hwītan	hwītan
Accusative	hwītan	hwītan	hwītan
Genitive	hwītra, hwītena	hwītra, hwītena	hwītra, hwītena
Dative	hwītum	hwītum	hwītum
Instrumental	hwītum	hwītum	hwītum

Derived terms

• hwītehlāf
• hwītlēac
• hwītnes

 

Descendants

• Middle English: whit, hwit, white, whyte, whitt, whytt, whyt, whiȝt, qwyght, ȝwijt, wyghte, whiyt, whijt
  • English: white (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: quhite, fyte, fite, whyte, white
  • Yola: whit

See also

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

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

Descendants

• Middle Low German: wit
  • German Low German: witt
  • Low German: witt
  • Plautdietsch: witt

References

• Köbler, Gerhard, Altsächsisches Wörterbuch (5th edition 2014)