anlete

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish anlæt, anleth, anlit, ænlite, ænlæte, anlitte, andlite, anlite, from Old Norse andlit, Proto-Germanic *andawlitją. Cognate with Old English andwlite, German Antlitz.

Noun

anlete n

  1. (archaic) face
    sitt anletes svettsweat of one's brow
    Synonym: ansikte
    • 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Genesis (Första Mosebok), 3:19
      Tu skalt äta tit brödh j tins anletes swett / til tess tu warder åter til iord igen / ther tu aff taghen äst / ty tu äst iord / och til iord skal tu warda.
      (pre-1906 spelling) Du skalt äta ditt bröd i dins anletes svett, till dess du varder åter till jord igen, der du af tagen äst; ty du äst jord, och till jord skall du varda
      In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

Declension

Declension of anlete 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative anlete anletet anleten anletena
Genitive anletes anletets anletens anletenas

Derived terms

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