hellewite

Old English

Alternative forms

• helleƿīte — wynn spelling

Etymology

Synchronically from hell (“hell”) +‎ wīte (“punishment”). Diachronically from Anglo-Frisian *hælljōwītī [ˈhælʲ.lʲoːˌwiː.tiː], from West Germanic *halljōwītī [ˈhɑlʲ.lʲoːˌwiː.tiː], from Northwest Germanic *haljōwītiją [ˈxɑl.joːˌwiː.ti.jɑ̃]. Cognate with Old Saxon helliwīti, Old High German hellawīzi, Old Norse helvíti (Swedish helvete).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxel.leˌwiː.te/, [ˈheɫ.ɫeˌwiː.te]

Noun

hellewīte n

1. the torments of hell; eternal punishment, hellfire

Declension

Declension of hellewite (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hellewīte	hellewītu
accusative	hellewīte	hellewītu
genitive	hellewītes	hellewīta
dative	hellewīte	hellewītum