"snow whit" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsnɑu̯ʍiːt/ (note: Early Middle English, Northen NE), /ˈsnɔu̯ʍiːt/
Etymology: From Old English snāwhwīt, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwahwītaz; equivalent to snow + whit. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|snāwhwīt}} Old English snāwhwīt, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*snaiwahwītaz}} Proto-Germanic *snaiwahwītaz, {{af|enm|snow|whit}} snow + whit Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} snow whit, {{enm-adj}} snow whit
  1. snow-white (resembling snow in colour) Categories (topical): Colors Synonyms: snowe-white, snouwite, snawhwit, snow whyte, snou whyte
    Sense id: en-snow_whit-enm-adj-bPcbmtDE Disambiguation of Colors: 100 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0
  2. pure, virtuous
    Sense id: en-snow_whit-enm-adj-yiJskonX

Alternative forms

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