wlite

Middle English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwlit(ə)/

Noun

wlite (plural wlites)

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

Related terms

• wliti

Descendants

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

References

• “wlite, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈwli.te/

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

• wlitebeorht
• wliteleas
• wlitig

 

Descendants

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