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Old English · adjective

bilewit

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈbi.le.wit/
Syllables
ˈbi · le · wit (3 syllables)
Modern English
innocentplausiblesimplecalmmerciful

Meaning

  1. innocent, simple

    On ðām tīman wæs sum þėgen Drihtelm ġehāten, on Norðhymbra lande, bilewite on andgyte, ġemetegod on ðēawum, ārfæst on līfe, and his hīwrǣdene tō ðām ylcan ġewissode.

    At that time there was a certain servant living in Northumbria, called Drihtelm, who was innocent of mind, temperate of character, righteous in life, and instructed his household on how to do the same.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

  2. calm, gentle

  3. merciful, gracious

  4. plausible

Declension

Strong declension of bilewit
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative bilewitbilewitubilewitobilewit
Accusative bilewitnebilewitebilewit
Genitive bilewitesbilewitrebilewites
Dative bilewitumbilewitrebilewitum
Instrumental bilewitebilewitrebilewite
Plural
Nominative bilewitebilewitabilewitebilewitubilewito
Accusative bilewitebilewitabilewitebilewitubilewito
Genitive bilewitrabilewitrabilewitra
Dative bilewitumbilewitumbilewitum
Instrumental bilewitumbilewitumbilewitum
Weak declension of bilewit
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative bilewitabilewitebilewite
Accusative bilewitanbilewitanbilewite
Genitive bilewitanbilewitanbilewitan
Dative bilewitanbilewitanbilewitan
Instrumental bilewitanbilewitanbilewitan
Plural
Nominative bilewitanbilewitanbilewitan
Accusative bilewitanbilewitanbilewitan
Genitive bilewitrabilewitenabilewitrabilewitenabilewitrabilewitena
Dative bilewitumbilewitumbilewitum
Instrumental bilewitumbilewitumbilewitum

All forms (12)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *biliwiti (“gentle-minded”). Related to Middle High German bilwiz (“genius, mischievous person, goblin, witch”), unbil (“unbecoming, improper”).

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