eallhwit
Old English
Alternative forms
- ealhwīt
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *alahwītaz. Equivalent to eall- (“all”) + hwīt (“white”). Cognate with Old Saxon alahwit and Old Norse alhvítr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑllˌxwiːt/, [ˈæ͜ɑɫˌʍiːt]
Declension
Declension of eallhwīt — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eallhwīt | eallhwīt | eallhwīt |
| Accusative | eallhwītne | eallhwīte | eallhwīt |
| Genitive | eallhwītes | eallhwītre | eallhwītes |
| Dative | eallhwītum | eallhwītre | eallhwītum |
| Instrumental | eallhwīte | eallhwītre | eallhwīte |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | eallhwīte | eallhwīta, eallhwīte | eallhwīt |
| Accusative | eallhwīte | eallhwīta, eallhwīte | eallhwīt |
| Genitive | eallhwītra | eallhwītra | eallhwītra |
| Dative | eallhwītum | eallhwītum | eallhwītum |
| Instrumental | eallhwītum | eallhwītum | eallhwītum |
Declension of eallhwīt — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eallhwīta | eallhwīte | eallhwīte |
| Accusative | eallhwītan | eallhwītan | eallhwīte |
| Genitive | eallhwītan | eallhwītan | eallhwītan |
| Dative | eallhwītan | eallhwītan | eallhwītan |
| Instrumental | eallhwītan | eallhwītan | eallhwītan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | eallhwītan | eallhwītan | eallhwītan |
| Accusative | eallhwītan | eallhwītan | eallhwītan |
| Genitive | eallhwītra, eallhwītena | eallhwītra, eallhwītena | eallhwītra, eallhwītena |
| Dative | eallhwītum | eallhwītum | eallhwītum |
| Instrumental | eallhwītum | eallhwītum | eallhwītum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “eallhwīt”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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