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Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-West Germanic *wlaitōn, from Proto-Germanic *wlaitōną (to see, look), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (to see). Cognate with Old Norse leita (to look for, seek). Related to Old English wlītan (to gaze, observe), wlite (appearance, form, aspect).

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wlātian

  1. to gaze, look upon, behold
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  • Middle English: wlaten, wlæten

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Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-West Germanic *wlātōn, *wlātijōn.

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wlātian

  1. Synonym of wlǣtian (to loathe)
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