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Old English · adjective

ælhwit

Normalised ælhwīt

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈælˌxwiːt/
[ˈælˌʍiːt]
Syllables
ˈæl · ˌxwiːt (2 syllables)
Modern English
all-white

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *alahwītaz. Equivalent to æl- (“all”) + hwīt (“white”). Cognate with Old Saxon alahwīt and Old Norse alhvítr.

Descendants

all-white

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