wlite

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Middle English

Etymology

From Old English wlite, from Proto-West Germanic *wliti, from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz.

Pronunciation

Noun

wlite (plural wlites)

  1. The face or its appearance.
  2. Beauty, attractiveness.
  3. Splendour, glory.

Descendants

  • English: lit (confluence with lit, from Old Norse litr)
  • Scots: lit (confluence with lit, from Old Norse litr)

References

Old English

Etymology

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

Noun

wlite m

  1. looks, appearance, aspect
  2. good looks, beauty, splendour

Declension

Declension of wlite (strong i-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative wlite wlitas
accusative wlite wlitas
genitive wlites wlita
dative wlite wlitum

Derived terms

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