"wlite" meaning in Old English

See wlite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwli.te/
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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*wlitiz}} Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, {{m|gem-pro|*wlituz||appearance, look, aspect}} *wlituz (“appearance, look, aspect”), {{inh|ang|ine-pro|*wel-||to see}} Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”), {{cog|ofs|wlite}} Old Frisian wlite, {{cog|osx|wliti}} Old Saxon wliti, {{cog|non|litr}} Old Norse litr, {{cog|got|𐍅𐌻𐌹𐍄𐍃}} Gothic 𐍅𐌻𐌹𐍄𐍃 (wlits), {{m|ang|wlītan||to see, look}} wlītan (“to see, look”), {{m|ang|wlātian||to gaze, observe}} wlātian (“to gaze, observe”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} wlite m, {{ang-noun|m}} wlite m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-i-m|wlit|short=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|wlite|wlitas|wlite|wlitas|wlites|wlita|wlite|wlitum|num=|title=|type=strong i-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], wlite [nominative, singular], wlitas [nominative, plural], wlite [accusative, singular], wlitas [accusative, plural], wlites [genitive, singular], wlita [genitive, plural], wlite [dative, singular], wlitum [dative, plural]
  1. looks, appearance, aspect Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-wlite-ang-noun-Jh~JjRoP Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 5 1 39 11 43
  2. good looks, beauty, splendour Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-wlite-ang-noun-mDAzk~Ij Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 5 1 39 11 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wlitebeorht, wliteleas, wlitig

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for wlite meaning in Old English (4.1kB)

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  "derived": [
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      "word": "wlitebeorht"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wliteleas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wlitig"
    }
  ],
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    {
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          "args": {
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          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: wlite\nEnglish: lit (confluence with lit, from Old Norse litr)\nScots: lit (confluence with lit, from Old Norse litr)"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*wlituz",
        "3": "",
        "4": "appearance, look, aspect"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "4": "",
        "5": "to see"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "wlite"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian wlite",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "wliti"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon wliti",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "litr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse litr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍅𐌻𐌹𐍄𐍃"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍅𐌻𐌹𐍄𐍃 (wlits)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "wlītan",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to see, look"
      },
      "expansion": "wlītan (“to see, look”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "wlātian",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to gaze, observe"
      },
      "expansion": "wlātian (“to gaze, observe”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-i-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "i-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wlite",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wlitas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wlite",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wlitas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wlites",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wlita",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wlite",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wlitum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wlite m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "wlite m",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
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        "1": "wlit",
        "short": "1"
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "wlite",
        "2": "wlitas",
        "3": "wlite",
        "4": "wlitas",
        "5": "wlites",
        "6": "wlita",
        "7": "wlite",
        "8": "wlitum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong i-stem"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 1 39 11 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "looks, appearance, aspect"
      ],
      "id": "en-wlite-ang-noun-Jh~JjRoP",
      "links": [
        [
          "looks",
          "looks"
        ],
        [
          "appearance",
          "appearance"
        ],
        [
          "aspect",
          "aspect"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 1 39 11 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "good looks, beauty, splendour"
      ],
      "id": "en-wlite-ang-noun-mDAzk~Ij",
      "links": [
        [
          "beauty",
          "beauty"
        ],
        [
          "splendour",
          "splendour"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwli.te/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wlite"
}
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    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English i-stem nouns",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English masculine nouns",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "wlitebeorht"
    },
    {
      "word": "wliteleas"
    },
    {
      "word": "wlitig"
    }
  ],
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          "args": {
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          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: wlite\nEnglish: lit (confluence with lit, from Old Norse litr)\nScots: lit (confluence with lit, from Old Norse litr)"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "appearance, look, aspect"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*wel-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to see"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "wlite"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian wlite",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "wliti"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon wliti",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "litr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse litr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍅𐌻𐌹𐍄𐍃"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍅𐌻𐌹𐍄𐍃 (wlits)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "wlītan",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to see, look"
      },
      "expansion": "wlītan (“to see, look”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "wlātian",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to gaze, observe"
      },
      "expansion": "wlātian (“to gaze, observe”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-i-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "i-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wlite",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wlitas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wlite",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wlitas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wlites",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wlita",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wlite",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wlitum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wlite m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "wlite m",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wlite",
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        "3": "wlite",
        "4": "wlitas",
        "5": "wlites",
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        "7": "wlite",
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  "lang_code": "ang",
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        "looks, appearance, aspect"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "looks",
          "looks"
        ],
        [
          "appearance",
          "appearance"
        ],
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          "aspect",
          "aspect"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "good looks, beauty, splendour"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beauty",
          "beauty"
        ],
        [
          "splendour",
          "splendour"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwli.te/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wlite"
}

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