andwlita

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *andawlitiz, equivalent to and (“against, off”) + wlītan (“to look, behold”). Cognate with Old Norse andlit (Swedish anlete, Norwegian Nynorsk andlet) and Old High German antlizzi (German Antlitz).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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andwlita m

  1. face
  2. form; appearance

Declension

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Declension of andwlita (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative andwlita andwlitan
accusative andwlitan andwlitan
genitive andwlitan andwlitena
dative andwlitan andwlitum

Descendants

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  • Middle English: anlet, onlete
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