See hwit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "whit"
},
"expansion": "Middle English: whit, hwit, white, whyte, whitt, whytt, whyt, whiȝt, qwyght, ȝwijt, wyghte, whiyt, whijt\nEnglish: white (see there for further descendants)\nScots: quhite, fyte, fite, whyte, white\nYola: whit",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "Middle English: whit, hwit, white, whyte, whitt, whytt, whyt, whiȝt, qwyght, ȝwijt, wyghte, whiyt, whijt\nEnglish: white (see there for further descendants)\nScots: quhite, fyte, fite, whyte, white\nYola: whit"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"inh": "1"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "dercat"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*hwīt"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *hwīt",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
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"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*hwītaz"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hwītaz",
"name": "inh"
}
],
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{
"form": "hwīt",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītra",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīttost",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "strong",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-adecl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīt",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīt",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīt",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīte",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīt",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītes",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītes",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīte",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīte",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīte",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīte",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīt",
"source": "declension",
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"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
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"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīte",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīt",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "weak",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-adecl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīte",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīte",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīte",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītena",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītena",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītena",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "hwīt",
"2": "hwītra",
"3": "hwīttost"
},
"expansion": "hwīt (comparative hwītra, superlative hwīttost)",
"name": "ang-adj"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "hwīt"
},
"name": "ang-adecl"
}
],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 2 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "ang",
"name": "Whites",
"orig": "ang:Whites",
"parents": [
"Colors",
"Light",
"Vision",
"Energy",
"Senses",
"Nature",
"Perception",
"All topics",
"Body",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "84 3 13",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Old Saxon entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "93 0 7",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 2 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "94 0 6",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "hwītehlāf"
},
{
"word": "hwītlēac"
},
{
"word": "hwītnes"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Hail is the whitest of grains...",
"text": "The Old English rune poem\nᚻ byþ hwītust corna...",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"white"
],
"id": "en-hwit-ang-adj-AY-pakRx",
"links": [
[
"white",
"white"
]
],
"related": [
{
"word": "hwīt"
},
{
"word": "grǣġ"
},
{
"word": "blæc"
},
{
"word": "sweart"
},
{
"word": "rēad"
},
{
"word": "basu"
},
{
"word": "ġeolurēad"
},
{
"word": "brūn"
},
{
"word": "ġeolu"
},
{
"word": "grēne"
},
{
"word": "blāw"
},
{
"word": "purpuren"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/xwiːt/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ʍiːt]"
}
],
"word": "hwit"
}
{
"categories": [
"Old Saxon adjectives",
"Old Saxon entries with incorrect language header",
"Old Saxon lemmas",
"Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"osx:Colors",
"osx:Whites"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "hwītehlāf"
},
{
"word": "hwītlēac"
},
{
"word": "hwītnes"
}
],
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{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "whit"
},
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"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "Middle English: whit, hwit, white, whyte, whitt, whytt, whyt, whiȝt, qwyght, ȝwijt, wyghte, whiyt, whijt\nEnglish: white (see there for further descendants)\nScots: quhite, fyte, fite, whyte, white\nYola: whit"
}
],
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"1": "ang",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"inh": "1"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "dercat"
},
{
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"1": "ang",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*hwīt"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*hwītaz"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hwītaz",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "hwīt",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītra",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīttost",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "strong",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-adecl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīt",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīt",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīt",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīte",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīt",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītes",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītes",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīte",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīte",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīte",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīte",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīt",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīte",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīte",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīt",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "weak",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-adecl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīte",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīte",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwīte",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītena",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītena",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītena",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "hwītum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "hwīt",
"2": "hwītra",
"3": "hwīttost"
},
"expansion": "hwīt (comparative hwītra, superlative hwīttost)",
"name": "ang-adj"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "hwīt"
},
"name": "ang-adecl"
}
],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "adj",
"related": [
{
"word": "hwīt"
},
{
"word": "grǣġ"
},
{
"word": "blæc"
},
{
"word": "sweart"
},
{
"word": "rēad"
},
{
"word": "basu"
},
{
"word": "ġeolurēad"
},
{
"word": "brūn"
},
{
"word": "ġeolu"
},
{
"word": "grēne"
},
{
"word": "blāw"
},
{
"word": "purpuren"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Old English adjectives",
"Old English entries with incorrect language header",
"Old English lemmas",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Old English terms with quotations",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"ang:Whites"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Hail is the whitest of grains...",
"text": "The Old English rune poem\nᚻ byþ hwītust corna...",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"white"
],
"links": [
[
"white",
"white"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/xwiːt/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ʍiːt]"
}
],
"word": "hwit"
}
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