snawhwit
Middle English
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *snaiwahwītaz, equivalent to snāw (“snow”) + hwīt (“white”). Cognate with Dutch sneeuwwit, German schneeweiß, and Old Norse snjóhvitr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsnɑːwˌxwiːt/, [ˈsnɑːwˌʍiːt]
Declension
Declension of snāwhwīt — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | snāwhwīt | snāwhwīt | snāwhwīt |
| Accusative | snāwhwītne | snāwhwīte | snāwhwīt |
| Genitive | snāwhwītes | snāwhwītre | snāwhwītes |
| Dative | snāwhwītum | snāwhwītre | snāwhwītum |
| Instrumental | snāwhwīte | snāwhwītre | snāwhwīte |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | snāwhwīte | snāwhwīta, snāwhwīte | snāwhwīt |
| Accusative | snāwhwīte | snāwhwīta, snāwhwīte | snāwhwīt |
| Genitive | snāwhwītra | snāwhwītra | snāwhwītra |
| Dative | snāwhwītum | snāwhwītum | snāwhwītum |
| Instrumental | snāwhwītum | snāwhwītum | snāwhwītum |
Declension of snāwhwīt — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | snāwhwīta | snāwhwīte | snāwhwīte |
| Accusative | snāwhwītan | snāwhwītan | snāwhwīte |
| Genitive | snāwhwītan | snāwhwītan | snāwhwītan |
| Dative | snāwhwītan | snāwhwītan | snāwhwītan |
| Instrumental | snāwhwītan | snāwhwītan | snāwhwītan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | snāwhwītan | snāwhwītan | snāwhwītan |
| Accusative | snāwhwītan | snāwhwītan | snāwhwītan |
| Genitive | snāwhwītra, snāwhwītena | snāwhwītra, snāwhwītena | snāwhwītra, snāwhwītena |
| Dative | snāwhwītum | snāwhwītum | snāwhwītum |
| Instrumental | snāwhwītum | snāwhwītum | snāwhwītum |
Antonyms
Descendants
- Middle English: snow whit, snawhwit, snouwite, snouwhite
- English: snow-white
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “snāwhwīt”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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