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) The face or its appearance. Beauty, attractiveness. 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/ Rhymes: -i.te === Noun === wlite m looks, appearance, aspect good looks, beauty, splendour ==== Declension ==== Strong i-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: wliteEnglish: lit (confluence with lit, from Old Norse litr)Scots: lit (confluence with lit, from Old Norse litr)