wlite
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Middle English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English wlite, from Proto-West Germanic *wliti, from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Nomen
[edit]wlite (plural wlites)
- The face or its appearance.
- Beauty, attractiveness.
- Splendour, glory.
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- English: lit (confluence with lit, from Old Norse litr)
- Scots: lit (confluence with lit, from Old Norse litr)
References
[edit]- “wlite, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz (“appearance, look, aspect”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”). Cognate with Old Frisian wlite, Old Saxon wliti, Old Norse litr, Gothic 𐍅𐌻𐌹𐍄𐍃 (wlits). Related to wlītan (“to see, look”), wlātian (“to gaze, observe”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Nomen
[edit]wlite m
- looks, appearance, aspect
- good looks, beauty, splendour
Declension
[edit]Declension of wlite (strong i-stem)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
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- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
- enm:Appearance
- enm:Face
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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