snow whit
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English snāwhwīt, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwahwītaz; equivalent to snow + whit.
Pronunciation
- (Early Middle English, 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 14 June 2018.