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  • 11white — /hwuyt, wuyt/, adj., whiter, whitest, n., v., whited, whiting. adj. 1. of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light. 2. light or comparatively light in color. 3. (of… …

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  • 12Olaf le Blanc — Olaf Guthfrithsson, connu sous le nom de Olafr Hvitr (Olaf le Blanc) est un roi viking qui a régné sur Dublin en Irlande entre 853 et 871, parfois assimilé à Amlaíb Conung. Après la mort de Thorgis, le royaume scandinave de Dublin est menacé par… …

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  • 13weiß — Adj std. (8. Jh.), mhd. wīz, ahd. (h)wīz, as. hwīt Stammwort. Aus g. * hweita Adj. weiß , auch in gt. ƕeits, anord. hvítr, ae. hwīt, afr. hwīt. Als Auslautvariante entspricht ig. * kweit glänzen, hell sein, weiß sein in ai. śvit , lit. šviẽsti,… …

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  • 14white — O.E. hwit, from P.Gmc. *khwitaz (Cf. O.S., O.Fris. hwit, O.N. hvitr, Du. wit, O.H.G. hwiz, Ger. weiß, Goth. hveits), from PIE *kwintos/*kwindos bright (Cf. Skt. svetah white; O.C.S. sviteti to shin …

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  • 15white — [[t](h)waɪt, waɪt[/t]] adj. whit•er, whit•est, 1) of the color of pure snow; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light 2) light or comparatively light in color 3) pan marked by slight pigmentation of the skin 4) pan for,… …

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  • 16k̂uei-3 extended kuei-d-, kuei-s-, kuei-t- —     k̂uei 3 extended kuei d , kuei s , kuei t     English meaning: shining; white     Deutsche Übersetzung: “leuchten; hell, weiß”     Note: probably extension from k̂eu , S. 594 f.     Material: a. k̂uei d : O.Ind. svindatē “glares, gleams”… …

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  • 17white — [hwīt, wīt] adj. whiter, whitest [ME hwit < OE, akin to Ger weiss, ON hvitr, MDu wit < IE * kweid , to gleam, bright, white > WHEAT, OSlav švěšta, a light, candle] 1. having the color of pure snow or milk; of the color of radiated,… …

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  • 18whiten — [hwīt′ n, wīt′ n] vt., vi. [ME whitnen < ON hvitna < hvitr, WHITE] to make or become white or whiter …

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