snow whit

Middle English

Alternative forms

snowe-white, snouwite, snawhwit, snow whyte, snou whyte

Etymology

From Old English snāwhwīt, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwahwītaz‎; equivalent to snow +‎ whit.

Pronunciation

(Early ME, Northen NE) IPA^(key): /ˈsnɑu̯ʍiːt/
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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