And-lit

Old Norse Dictionary - and-lit

Meaning of Old Norse word "and-lit" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

and-lit Old Norse word can mean:

and-lit: n. and annlit, [and-, adversus, and líta; Ulf. andavleizns = πρύσωπον; A. S. andvlite; Germ. antlitz], a face, countenance; á andliti þeirra, 623. 61; sá ek annlit þitt, id., Nj. 16; þangat horfi anlit er hnakki skyldi, n. G. L. i. 12; Hom. 7 renders in faciem by í andliti. Metaph. auglit is used as more dignified; í augliti Guðs (not andliti), ενώπιον του Θεου, in the eyes or sight of God.

and-lit: COMPDS: andlitsbjörg, andlitsfarinn, andlitsmein, andlitssköp.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚾᛏ-ᛚᛁᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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