andsǿlis

Old Norse

Etymology

From and- (“against”) +‎ *sǿlis, genitive of *sǿli (“course of the sun”), from Proto-Germanic *sōliją, from *sōl (“sun”) +‎ *-ją.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈandˌsøːlis/

Adverb

andsǿlis

  1. against the course of the sun, widdershins, anticlockwise
    Synonym: rangsǿlis
    Antonym: réttsǿlis

Derived terms

  • Icelandic: andsælis
  • Norwegian: andsøles, andsølt (dialectal)
  • Old Swedish: andsȳlis
    • Swedish: ansyles, annsoles (dialectal)
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