Etymograph > Indo-European > Old English > Compounds > bilewit

ADJ

Merciful, mild, gentle, simple, honest

Source: https://bosworthtoller.com/4344, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bilewit#Old_English

Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 1, Aelfric's Colloquy 2 ("bilewite")

Inflected forms
bilewite "honest.m.nom.pl" (oe-adj-strong-nom-pl-m)
Compound:
bile- "kind, appropriate" + witt

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