andwlita

Old English

Alternative forms

• ondwliota — Mercian

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑndˌwli.tɑ/

Noun

andwlita m

1. face
2. form; appearance

Declension

Declension of andwlita (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	andwlita	andwlitan
accusative	andwlitan	andwlitan
genitive	andwlitan	andwlitena
dative	andwlitan	andwlitum

Descendants

• Middle English: anlet, onlete