charmant

charmant, adj.


1. (agréable) ē(a)þe, v.n. auð-, v.h.a. ōdi {ja/jō}, v.s. ōđi ♦ gecwēme(dlic) (ge)cwēmlicgecwēmsum gedēfe/gedoefe (i), got. gadōfs ♦ (ge)līcigende (ge)līcwyrþe(ge)swǣs/(ge)swās, v.n. sváss, v.h.a. swās, v.s. swās, v.fr. swēs ♦ (ge)wynsum/(ge)wunsum > a.m. winsome, v.h.a. wunnisam, v.s. wunsam ♦ (ge)wynsumlic hēore/hȳre (ja/jō) ♦ hold, got. hulþs, v.n. hollr, v.h.a. hold, v.s. hold, v.fr. hold ♦ īeþe (ja/jō) ♦ lēoftǣl līc(i)endliclīþe (ja/jō) > a.m. lithe, v.n. linr, v.h.a. linde (ja/jō) > all.m. gelind, v.s. liđi ♦ lufi(g)endlic/luffendlic luf(e)lic > a.m. lovely ♦ lufsum(lic) luftȳme/luftīme/luftēme (ja/jō) ♦ luftȳmlic lufwendelustbǣre (ja/jō) ♦ lustbǣrlic swǣslic, v.fr. swēslīk ♦ swēte (i) > a.m. sweet, got. sutis (i, ja/jō), v.n. sœtr, v.h.a. suozzi (ja/jō) > all.m. süss, v.s. swōti, v.fr. swēte ♦ (ge)tǣse/(ge)tēse þancful > a.m. thankful ♦ welgecwēme(dlic) wel(ge)līcodwel(ge)līcwirþe/wel(ge)līcwyrþe wilsum.

2. (beau, ravissant) cȳme cȳmlic > a.m. comely ♦ fæ(i)ger/fægir/fǣr > a.m. fair, got. fagrs, v.n. fagr, v.h.a. fagar, v.s. fagar ♦ geblēod/geblīod gefēalicglæd/glad > a.m. glad, v.h.a. glat > all.m. glat, v.n. glaðr ♦ glædlic/glætlic hīwbeorht/hiowbeorhthīwlic hlēortorhthyhtful/hehtful/hihtful hyhtlic/hihtlic lēoflic, got. liubileiks, v.h.a. liublīh > all.m. lieblich, v.s. lioflīk, v.fr. liaflīk ♦ lēofwende lustsumlicmyr(i)ge/mirige/merige > a.m. merry ♦ scīene/scē(o)ne/scī(o)ne/scȳne (ja/jō) > a.m. sheen, got. skauns (i, ja/jō), v.h.a. scōni (ja/jō) > all.m. schön, v.s. scōni (ja/jō), v.fr. skēne ♦ wlitebeorht wlitefulwlitescīne/wlitescēne/wlitescȳne, v.s. wlitiskōni ♦ wynlic, v.h.a. wunnilīh/wunneclīch > all.m. wonniglich.