"wlite" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwlit(ə)/ Forms: wlites [plural]
Etymology: From Old English wlite, from Proto-West Germanic *wliti, from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wlite}} Old English wlite, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*wliti}} Proto-West Germanic *wliti, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*wlitiz}} Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, {{m|gem-pro|*wlituz}} *wlituz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} wlite, {{enm-noun|wlites}} wlite (plural wlites)
  1. The face or its appearance. Categories (topical): Appearance, Face
    Sense id: en-wlite-enm-noun-85B5JA7Y Disambiguation of Appearance: 74 23 4 Disambiguation of Face: 41 24 35
  2. Beauty, attractiveness. Categories (topical): Face
    Sense id: en-wlite-enm-noun-Xk9UOPwV Disambiguation of Face: 41 24 35
  3. Splendour, glory. Categories (topical): Face
    Sense id: en-wlite-enm-noun-Hj1Ly5~O Disambiguation of Face: 41 24 35 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 1 96 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 1 97 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 5 1 39 11 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: wliti

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for wlite meaning in Middle English (4.0kB)

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      "ipa": "/ˈwlit(ə)/"
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        "Beauty, attractiveness."
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