Germanisches Wörterbuch . 2014.
hwít — 1. adj white; bright, radiant, glistening, flashing, clear, fair; 2. n ( es/ ) whiteness; white food; white of egg … Old to modern English dictionary
whitrack — /hwit rak , wit /, n. Brit. Dial. a weasel; ermine or stoat. Also, whitret /hwit reuht, wit /, whitterick /hwit euhr ik, wit /. [dissimilated var. of ME whitrat. See WHITE, RAT] * * * … Universalium
Whitsunday — /hwit sun day, dee, wit ; hwit seuhn day , wit /, n. the seventh Sunday after Easter, celebrated as a festival in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. [bef. 1100; ME whitsonenday, OE Hwita Sunnandaeg white… … Universalium
whit — /hwit, wit/, n. a particle; bit; jot (used esp. in negative phrases): not a whit better. [1470 80; perh. alter. of ME wiht WIGHT1] * * * … Universalium
Whitaker — /hwit euh keuhr, wit /, n. a male given name. * * * … Universalium
Whitby — /hwit bee, wit /, n. 1. a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Ontario. 36,698. 2. a seaport in E North Yorkshire, in NE England: ruins of an abbey; church council A.D. 664. 12,717. * * * ▪ England, United Kingdom town, borough of… … Universalium
Whitchurch-Stouffville — /hwit cherrch stoh vil, wit /, n. a town in SW Ontario, in S Canada, N of Toronto. 12,884. * * * … Universalium
whitleather — /hwit ledh euhr, wit /, n. See white leather. [1325 75; ME whitlether. See WHITE, LEATHER] * * * … Universalium
whitlow — /hwit loh, wit /, n. an inflammation of the deeper tissues of a finger or toe, esp. of the terminal phalanx, usually producing suppuration. Also called felon. [1350 1400; ME whit(f)lowe, whitflawe. See WHITE, FLAW1] * * * … Universalium
whitlowwort — /hwit loh werrt , wawrt , wit /, n. any of several small, tufted plants belonging to the genus Paronychia, of the pink family, native to temperate and warm regions, having opposite or whorled leaves and tiny, greenish flowers. [1640 50; WHITLOW + … Universalium
