hvítr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, whence also Old English hwīt, Old Saxon hwīt, and Old High German wīz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʍiːtr̩/

Adjective

hvítr (comparative hvítari, superlative hvítastr)

  1. white
  2. (figurative) cowardly

Declension

Strong declension of hvítr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítr hvít hvítt
accusative hvítan hvíta hvítt
dative hvítum hvítri hvítu
genitive hvíts hvítrar hvíts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítir hvítar hvít
accusative hvíta hvítar hvít
dative hvítum hvítum hvítum
genitive hvítra hvítra hvítra
Weak declension of hvítr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvíti hvíta hvíta
accusative hvíta hvítu hvíta
dative hvíta hvítu hvíta
genitive hvíta hvítu hvíta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítu hvítu hvítu
accusative hvítu hvítu hvítu
dative hvítum hvítum hvítum
genitive hvítu hvítu hvítu
Declension of comparative of hvítr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítari hvítari hvítara
accusative hvítara hvítari hvítara
dative hvítara hvítari hvítara
genitive hvítara hvítari hvítara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítari hvítari hvítari
accusative hvítari hvítari hvítari
dative hvíturum hvíturum hvíturum
genitive hvítari hvítari hvítari
Strong declension of superlative of hvítr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítastr hvítust hvítast
accusative hvítastan hvítasta hvítast
dative hvítustum hvítastri hvítustu
genitive hvítasts hvítastrar hvítasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítastir hvítastar hvítust
accusative hvítasta hvítastar hvítust
dative hvítustum hvítustum hvítustum
genitive hvítastra hvítastra hvítastra
Weak declension of superlative of hvítr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítasti hvítasta hvítasta
accusative hvítasta hvítustu hvítasta
dative hvítasta hvítustu hvítasta
genitive hvítasta hvítustu hvítasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvítustu hvítustu hvítustu
accusative hvítustu hvítustu hvítustu
dative hvítustum hvítustum hvítustum
genitive hvítustu hvítustu hvítustu

Derived terms

  • alhvítr
  • bleikhvítr
  • blikhvítr
  • bláhvítr
  • bráhvítr
  • brúnhvítr
  • drifhvítr
  • fannhvítr
  • hvít-hárr (“white-haired”)
  • hvít-hærðr (“white-haired”)
  • hvítabjǫrn (“white bear”)
  • hvítadagahelgr
  • hvítadagar
  • hvítadagavika
  • Hvítakristr (“White Christ”)
  • hvítarmr
  • hvítasunna
  • hvítasunnudagr
  • hvítaváðir
  • hvítbeinn
  • hvítfjaðraðr
  • hvíthaddaðr
  • hvíthárr
  • hvíti
  • hvítingr
  • hvítklæddr
  • hvítleikr
  • hvítrǫndóttr
  • hvítskeggjaðr
  • hvítskinn
  • hvítváðungr
  • línhvítr
  • mjallhvítr
  • silfrhvítr
  • skegghvítr
  • skinnhvítr
  • snjóhvítr
  • snæhvítr
  • svanhvítr
  • sólhvítr
  • ullhvítr

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hvítur
  • Faroese: hvítur
  • Norn: hvid
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvit, (dialectal) kvit’u, kvit’e
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: kvit
  • Elfdalian: wait
  • Old Swedish: hvīter
    • Swedish: vit, hvit (pre-1906 spelling)
  • Old Danish: hwit
  • Old Gutnish: huit

See also

Colors in Old Norse · litir (layout · text)
     hvítr      grár, hǫss      svartr
             rauðr; rauðgulr              brúnn, jarpr              gulr
                          grœnn             
                                       blár
             víolat                          
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