| Modern English | Part of Speech | Old English | Inflections | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| who | prn. | hwi | view | |
| why | adv. | hwi | ||
| once | adv. | hwīlum | ||
| time | nf. | hwīl | -hwil used as suffix | |
| turn | v. | gehwierfan | ||
| turn | v. | hwierfan | view | |
| onion | nn. | hwītelēac | ||
| where | hwider | |||
| while | hwil | |||
| while | nf. | hwīl | -hwil used as suffix | |
| white | adj. | hwīt | view | |
| white | nn. | hwīte | ||
| change | v. | hwierfan | view | |
| lawyer | nm. | lahwita | view | "law-wit" |
| polish | adj. | hwītian | ||
| return | v. | hwierfan | view | |
| whiten | adj. | hwītian | ||
| revolve | v. | hwierfan | view | |
| whistle | v. | hwistlian | ||
| whither | hwider | |||
| brighten | adj. | hwītian | ||
| formerly | adv. | hwīlum | ||
| egg white | nn. | hwīt | ||
| forthwith | adv. | æ_dre | ||
| hard time | nf. | earfoðhwīl | ||
| whistling | nf. | hwistlung | ||
| whiteness | nn. | hwīt | ||
| whiteness | nf. | hwītnes | view | |
| milk-white | adj. | meolchwīt | ||
| white leek | nn. | hwītelēac | ||
| white bread | nn. | hwītehlāf | ||
| white goose | nf. | hwītegōs | ||
| white clover | nf. | hwīteclæfre | ||
| time of exile | nf. | wræchwīl | ||
| time of distress | nf. | wræchwīl | ||
| time of hardship | nf. | earfoðhwīl | ||
| brilliant whiteness | nn. | searohwīt |