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wit |
1. adj. white |
De wand is wit. |
The (inner) wall is white. |
2. adj. legal |
3. adj. pure, untainted |
4. adj. (archaic) clear-lighted, not dark at all |
De lang gewenschte dagh verscheen, heel klaer en wit. |
The long-wished-for day appeared, very clear and white. |
5. n. white (color) |
Wit is alle kleuren ineens. |
White is all colors at once. |
6. n. (archaic) (short for doelwit (goal, target, the white in a bullseye) |
Myn wit is Adam en zyn afkomst te bederven. (in Lucifer, by Vondel) |
My goal is to corrupt Adam and his origin. |
7. n. (slang) cocaine |
Heb je een halfje wit? |
8. v. imperative of witten |
9. n. (archaic) ability to think and reason |
10. n. (archaic) knowledge |