droflic

Old English

Etymology

From drōf +‎ -līċ. Cognate with Old High German truoblīh (“turbid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdroːf.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈdroːv.liːt͡ʃ]

Adjective

drōflīċ

1. agitated, disturbed, irksome, sad

Declension

Declension of drōflīċ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	drōflīċ	drōflīċ, drōflīċu, drōflīċo	drōflīċ
Accusative	drōflīcne	drōflīċe	drōflīċ
Genitive	drōflīċes	drōflīcre	drōflīċes
Dative	drōflīċum	drōflīcre	drōflīċum
Instrumental	drōflīċe	drōflīcre	drōflīċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	drōflīċe	drōflīċa, drōflīċe	drōflīċ, drōflīċu, drōflīċo
Accusative	drōflīċe	drōflīċa, drōflīċe	drōflīċ, drōflīċu, drōflīċo
Genitive	drōflīcra	drōflīcra	drōflīcra
Dative	drōflīċum	drōflīċum	drōflīċum
Instrumental	drōflīċum	drōflīċum	drōflīċum

Declension of drōflīċ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	drōflīċa	drōflīċe	drōflīċe
Accusative	drōflīċan	drōflīċan	drōflīċe
Genitive	drōflīċan	drōflīċan	drōflīċan
Dative	drōflīċan	drōflīċan	drōflīċan
Instrumental	drōflīċan	drōflīċan	drōflīċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	drōflīċan	drōflīċan	drōflīċan
Accusative	drōflīċan	drōflīċan	drōflīċan
Genitive	drōflīcra, drōflīċena	drōflīcra, drōflīċena	drōflīcra, drōflīċena
Dative	drōflīċum	drōflīċum	drōflīċum
Instrumental	drōflīċum	drōflīċum	drōflīċum

Descendants

• Middle English: droflic, drobli, drubli, drubly
  • English: drubly
  • Scots: drublie

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “dróflíc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.