andlit

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈanliːt]

Noun

andlit n (genitive singular andlits, plural andlit)

1. face

Declension

n3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	andlit	andlitið	andlit	andlitini
accusative	andlit	andlitið	andlit	andlitini
dative	andliti	andlitinum	andlitum	andlitunum
genitive	andlits	andlitsins	andlita	andlitanna

References

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

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse andlit (“face”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈant.lɪːt/

Noun

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

1. face, countenance

Declension

Declension of andlit (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	andlit	andlitið	andlit	andlitin
accusative	andlit	andlitið	andlit	andlitin
dative	andliti	andlitinu	andlitum	andlitunum
genitive	andlits, andlitis1	andlitsins, andlitisins1	andlita	andlitanna

¹In fixed expressions.

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

Declension of andlit (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	andlit	andlitit	andlit	andlitin
accusative	andlit	andlitit	andlit	andlitin
dative	andliti	andlitinu	andlitum	andlitunum
genitive	andlits	andlitsins	andlita	andlitanna

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