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andlit

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse andlit, equivalent to and- +‎ lit.

Pronunciation

Noun

andlit n (genitive singular andlits, plural andlit)

  1. face

Declension

More information n3, singular ...

References

  • W. B. Lockwood (1977), “(Pronunciation: p. 24)”, in An Introduction to Modern Faroese, 3rd printing edition, Tórshavn: Føroya Skúlabókagrunnur
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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse andlit (“face”).

Pronunciation

Noun

andlit n (genitive singular andlits or (in fixed expressions) andlitis, nominative plural andlit)

  1. face, countenance

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

1In fixed expressions.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

andlit n (definite singular andlitet, indefinite plural andlit, definite plural andliti)

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of andlet

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *andawlitją, whence also German Antlitz. Corresponds to and- +‎ lit.

Noun

andlit n (genitive andlits, plural andlit)

  1. face, countenance

Declension

More information neuter, singular ...

Descendants

  • Icelandic: andlit
  • Faroese: andlit
  • Norwegian Bokmål: andlet
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: andlit (obsolete), andlet
  • Swedish: anlete
  • Danish: anled (obsolete)

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “andlit”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

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