eldertongue

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

  1. 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:
  2. 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:
  3. aspect, figure

Declension

Declension of ansien
SingularPlural
Nominative ansīenansīeneansīena
Accusative ansīenansīeneansīeneansīena
Genitive ansīeneansīena
Dative ansīeneansīenum

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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