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white (1154-89)
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white (1154-89)

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quite,  qwyte;  whyte,  whytt;  wytt  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  white a. and n.  MED:  whit a.  DMLBS: ∅
ls(loanword: M.E. )
le

s.

colourname white one (used as a surname): 
( 1154-89 )  Berwaldus le White  Family Names White
( 1284 )  Walter le Whyte  Family Names White
( 1313 )  Johannes le White  MED whit a.
( 1381 )  Robertus le Qwyte  Family Names White

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See also:

whitawyer  whitewyre  whiting2  whitesmyth  whitlyme  whittere  wytewere 
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