snow whit
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English snāwhwīt, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwahwītaz; equivalent to snow + whit.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈsnɔu̯ʍiːt/
Adjective
- snow-white (resembling snow in colour)
- pure, virtuous
Descendants
- English: snow-white
- Scots: snaw-white
References
- “snou-whīt (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.
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