gelimplic

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *galimpalīk. Cognate with Old High German gilimphlīh (German glimpflich), Middle Low German gelimplīk. Equivalent to ġelimp +‎ -līċ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jeˈlimp.liːt͡ʃ/

Adjective

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ġelimplīċ

  1. of a happening
  2. fit, suitable, meet
  3. adapted to, fitted for

Usage notes

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  • To signify what someone or something is adapted to or fitted for, the preposition was used: hit wæs ġelimplīċ tō eallum þe þǣr wunodon ("it was suitable for all who lived there").

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
  • T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921