earfoþlic

Middle English

Adjective

earfoþlic

1. Alternative form of arveðlich

Old English

Etymology

earfoþe (“hard, difficult”) +‎ -līċ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑr.foθ.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈæ͜ɑrˠ.voθ.liːt͡ʃ]

Adjective

earfoþlīċ (superlative earfoþlīcost)

1. irksome
2. difficult

Declension

Declension of earfoþlīċ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	earfoþlīċ	earfoþlīċ, earfoþlīċu, earfoþlīċo	earfoþlīċ
Accusative	earfoþlīcne	earfoþlīċe	earfoþlīċ
Genitive	earfoþlīċes	earfoþlīcre	earfoþlīċes
Dative	earfoþlīċum	earfoþlīcre	earfoþlīċum
Instrumental	earfoþlīċe	earfoþlīcre	earfoþlīċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	earfoþlīċe	earfoþlīċa, earfoþlīċe	earfoþlīċ, earfoþlīċu, earfoþlīċo
Accusative	earfoþlīċe	earfoþlīċa, earfoþlīċe	earfoþlīċ, earfoþlīċu, earfoþlīċo
Genitive	earfoþlīcra	earfoþlīcra	earfoþlīcra
Dative	earfoþlīċum	earfoþlīċum	earfoþlīċum
Instrumental	earfoþlīċum	earfoþlīċum	earfoþlīċum

Declension of earfoþlīċ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	earfoþlīċa	earfoþlīċe	earfoþlīċe
Accusative	earfoþlīċan	earfoþlīċan	earfoþlīċe
Genitive	earfoþlīċan	earfoþlīċan	earfoþlīċan
Dative	earfoþlīċan	earfoþlīċan	earfoþlīċan
Instrumental	earfoþlīċan	earfoþlīċan	earfoþlīċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	earfoþlīċan	earfoþlīċan	earfoþlīċan
Accusative	earfoþlīċan	earfoþlīċan	earfoþlīċan
Genitive	earfoþlīcra, earfoþlīċena	earfoþlīcra, earfoþlīċena	earfoþlīcra, earfoþlīċena
Dative	earfoþlīċum	earfoþlīċum	earfoþlīċum
Instrumental	earfoþlīċum	earfoþlīċum	earfoþlīċum

Descendants

• Middle English: arveðlich

References

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