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bilewite

honest.m.nom.pl

Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 2

Lemma: bilewit 'honest' (oe-adj-strong-nom-pl-m)

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
Compound:
bile- 'kind, appropriate' + witt
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