Reconstruction:Old Dutch/biliwitti

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *biliwiti, from a compound of Proto-Germanic *biliz (“kind, gentle”) + *witją (“wit”). Equivalent to *bili (“kind, fair”) +‎ witti (“wit”).

Near-cognates include Old English bilewit (“innocent, calm”) and Old Saxon biliwit (“mild”), both adjectives (from similar Proto-West Germanic *biliwit-).

Noun

*biliwitti n or m

  1. (mythology) a good (female) spirit, likely (but not necessarily limited to) an elf

Declension

Declension of *biliwitti (neuter ja-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative *biliwitti *biliwitti
accusative *biliwitti *biliwitti
genitive *biliwittis *biliwitto
dative *biliwitti *biliwitton
Declension of *biliwitti (masculine ja-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative *biliwitti *biliwitta
accusative *biliwitti *biliwitta
genitive *biliwittis *biliwitto
dative *biliwitti *biliwitton

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: bēlewitte
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