hwitel

Old English

Alternative forms

• hƿītel — wynn spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwītilaz. Cognate with Old Norse hvítill (“white bed cover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxwiː.tel/, [ˈʍiː.tel]

Noun

hwītel m

1. blanket
2. cloak

Declension

Declension of hwitel (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hwītel	hwītlas
accusative	hwītel	hwītlas
genitive	hwītles	hwītla
dative	hwītle	hwītlum

Derived terms

• underhwītel