Old English · noun
ansien
Normalised ansīen
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈɑnˌsi͜yːn/
- Syllables
- ˈɑn · ˌsi͜yːn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- faceaspectfigureappearancelook
Meaning
-
face
Yldo him on fareð, onsȳn blācað, gomelfeax gnornað, wāt his iūwine, æþelinga bearn, eorþan forġiefene.
The oldhood comes to him, face turns white, the old-haired mourns, knows his yore-friends, the children of men, are given to earth.
10th century, The Seafarer: -
look, appearance
byþ oferċeald, unġemetum slidor, glisnaþ, glæshlūttur, ġimmum ġelīċust, flōr forste ġeworuht, fæġer ansȳne.
Ice is overcold, measurelessly slippery, glistens, clean as glass, the most alike gems, a floor made by frost, a handsome look.
c. 1000, The Rune Poem: -
aspect, figure
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *anasiuniz, equivalent to an- + sīen. Cognate with Old Saxon ansiuni (“countenance, face”), Old High German anasiuni (“face”).
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