hvítr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, whence also Old English hwīt, Old Saxon hwīt, and Old High German wīz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hwiːtr̥/

Adjective

hvítr (comparative hvítari, superlative hvítastr)

  1. white

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hvítur
  • Faroese: hvítur
  • Norn: hvid
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvit, (dialectal) kvit’u, kvit’e
    • Norwegian Bokmål: kvit
  • Elfdalian: wait
  • Old Swedish: hvīter
    • Swedish: vit, hvit (pre-1906 spelling)
  • Danish: hvid
    • Norwegian Bokmål: hvit
  • Old Gutnish: huit

See also

Colors in Old Norse · litir (layout · text)
     hvítr      grár, hǫss      svartr
             rauðr; rauðgulr              brúnn, jarpr              gulr
                          grœnn             
                                       blár
             víolat                          
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