gelica

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *galīkō, from *galīk (“alike, similar”) +‎ *-ō. Equivalent to ġelīċ +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈliː.kɑ/

Noun

ġelīca m

1. an equal
   • 10th century, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"

     Sē rīċa besihþ on his pællenum ġierelum and cwiþ, "Nis sē loddere mid his tættecum mīn ġelīca."

     The rich man admires his expensive clothes and says, "That begger in his rags isn't my equal."

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	ġelīca	ġelīcan
accusative	ġelīcan	ġelīcan
genitive	ġelīcan	ġelīcena
dative	ġelīcan	ġelīcum

Related terms

• ġelīċ
• ġelīcnes
• ġelīcian

Descendants

• Middle English: yliche