Old English · adjective
bilehwit
Normalised bilehwīt
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈbi.leˌxwiːt/[ˈbi.leˌʍiːt]
- Syllables
- ˈbi · le · ˌxwiːt (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- purehonestsincere
Meaning
-
pure, sincere, honest
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | bilehwīt | bilehwīt | bilehwīt |
| Accusative | bilehwītne | bilehwīte | bilehwīt |
| Genitive | bilehwītes | bilehwītre | bilehwītes |
| Dative | bilehwītum | bilehwītre | bilehwītum |
| Instrumental | bilehwīte | bilehwītre | bilehwīte |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | bilehwīte | bilehwītabilehwīte | bilehwīt |
| Accusative | bilehwīte | bilehwītabilehwīte | bilehwīt |
| Genitive | bilehwītra | bilehwītra | bilehwītra |
| Dative | bilehwītum | bilehwītum | bilehwītum |
| Instrumental | bilehwītum | bilehwītum | bilehwītum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | bilehwīta | bilehwīte | bilehwīte |
| Accusative | bilehwītan | bilehwītan | bilehwīte |
| Genitive | bilehwītan | bilehwītan | bilehwītan |
| Dative | bilehwītan | bilehwītan | bilehwītan |
| Instrumental | bilehwītan | bilehwītan | bilehwītan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | bilehwītan | bilehwītan | bilehwītan |
| Accusative | bilehwītan | bilehwītan | bilehwītan |
| Genitive | bilehwītrabilehwītena | bilehwītrabilehwītena | bilehwītrabilehwītena |
| Dative | bilehwītum | bilehwītum | bilehwītum |
| Instrumental | bilehwītum | bilehwītum | bilehwītum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From bile- (“gentle”) + hwīt (“white”). Compare Middle High German bilwīz (“goblin”).
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