hwitel

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxwiː.tel/, [ˈʍiː.tel]

Noun

hwītel m

  1. blanket
  2. cloak

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hwītel hwītlas
accusative hwītel hwītlas
genitive hwītles hwītla
dative hwītle hwītlum

Derived terms

  • underhwītel

Descendants

  • Middle English: whytel, whitle, wytele, wittulle
    • English: whittle
    • Yola: whithel
  • → Old Northern French: blancet, blanket (calque)
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