hvaiteis

  • 1wheat — O.E. hwæte wheat, from P.Gmc. *khwaitijaz (Cf. O.S. hweti, O.N. hveiti, Norw. kveite, O.Fris. hwete, M.Du., Du. weit, O.H.G. weizzi, Ger. Weizen, Goth. hvaiteis wheat ), lit. that which is white, from *khwitaz …

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