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andsǿlis

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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andsǿlis

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

Derived terms

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