laþlic

Old English

Alternative forms

• lāðlīċ

Etymology

From lāþ +‎ -līċ, from Proto-Germanic *laiþalīkaz. Cognate with Old High German leidlīh, Old Saxon lēthlīk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑːθ.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈlɑːð.liːt͡ʃ]

Adjective

lāþlīċ

1. hateful, loathsome, disgusting, horrible, detestable, abominable

Declension

Declension of lāþlīċ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lāþlīċ	lāþlīċ, lāþlīċu, lāþlīċo	lāþlīċ
Accusative	lāþlīcne	lāþlīċe	lāþlīċ
Genitive	lāþlīċes	lāþlīcre	lāþlīċes
Dative	lāþlīċum	lāþlīcre	lāþlīċum
Instrumental	lāþlīċe	lāþlīcre	lāþlīċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lāþlīċe	lāþlīċa, lāþlīċe	lāþlīċ, lāþlīċu, lāþlīċo
Accusative	lāþlīċe	lāþlīċa, lāþlīċe	lāþlīċ, lāþlīċu, lāþlīċo
Genitive	lāþlīcra	lāþlīcra	lāþlīcra
Dative	lāþlīċum	lāþlīċum	lāþlīċum
Instrumental	lāþlīċum	lāþlīċum	lāþlīċum

Declension of lāþlīċ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lāþlīċa	lāþlīċe	lāþlīċe
Accusative	lāþlīċan	lāþlīċan	lāþlīċe
Genitive	lāþlīċan	lāþlīċan	lāþlīċan
Dative	lāþlīċan	lāþlīċan	lāþlīċan
Instrumental	lāþlīċan	lāþlīċan	lāþlīċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lāþlīċan	lāþlīċan	lāþlīċan
Accusative	lāþlīċan	lāþlīċan	lāþlīċan
Genitive	lāþlīcra, lāþlīċena	lāþlīcra, lāþlīċena	lāþlīcra, lāþlīċena
Dative	lāþlīċum	lāþlīċum	lāþlīċum
Instrumental	lāþlīċum	lāþlīċum	lāþlīċum

Descendants

• Middle English: loothly, lothli
  • English: loathly

References

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