Middle English Dictionary Entry
anlē̆t n.
Entry Info
| Forms | anlē̆t n. Also onndlæt, (Orm.) onndlétt, onlete, an(ne)leth, handled, & (early) an(d)wlita, andwlata. |
| Etymology | A ondwleota, -wleata; WS andwlita; LOE andwlāta (cp. OE wlātian look, gaze); cp. OI andlit(i & MDu. antlaets (with which Orm's -læt agrees in vocalism). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. wlite face, appearance, beauty.
1.
(a) Face; (b) forehead; (c) appearance, looks; image.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1200(?OE) PDidax.(Hrl 6258b)33/20 : Hyt pricaþ innan þan sculdru..and hys andwlita byð eall awend.
- c1175(?OE) Bod.Hom.(Bod 343)110/27 : Þu bihuddest þine halȝæn on þines andwlitæn wuldre.
- c1175(?OE) Bod.Hom.(Bod 343)120/10 : Heo moten ecelice loken on Cristes anwlite.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)12939 : Ure Laferrd let hemm sen Hiss onndlæt.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)16170 : Þatt Cristess Goddcunndnessess lem Shan upponn all þatt lede Off hiss onndlétt [?read: onndlét].
- ?c1275 Wyth was hys (Dur-C A.3.12)2 : Bleye was his fair handled [Bod: neb].
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)26.14 : Ne turne þine anleth [Eg: face] me fra.
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)43.26 : Whi tornes þou þine anneleth?
b
- ?a1200(OE) Hrl.HApul.(Hrl 6258B:Berberich)76.20/3 : Ȝenim þare wyrte leaf..& leȝe ofer þa eaȝan on ðan onwitan [vr. andwlatan; L frontem].
c
- c1175(?OE) HRood (Bod 343)18/19 : Hwi ne swutele ȝe us nu þa wundræ ðe eowre anwliten to þullican ihwyrfdon..þa wurdon þa tweȝe cnihtæs al swa fæȝeres hiwæs swa heoræ fæderæs wæron.
- a1225 Lamb.Hom.Pater N.(Lamb 487)59/88 : He makede mon, i rihtwisnesse, Onlete on his onlichnesse.