English
lintwhite
Lintwhite comes from Old English līnetwiġe ‘linnet’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150līnetwiġe‘linnet’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lynkwhytte
- Englishearliest quotation 1597lintwhite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150līnetwiġe‘linnet’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lynkwhytte
- Englishearliest quotation 1597lintwhite
Earliest quotation: 1597, Alexander Montgomery: “The mavis, merle, and Progne proud, The lintwhite lark,…”
Every English word from Old English līnetwiġe
Today it means
noun A linnet.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English līnetwiġe / lintwhite