swiþlic

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swinþalīkaz, cognate with Old Norse svinnligr (“sensible”) from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz (“strong”), equivalent to swīþ +‎ -līċ. More at swith.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswiːθ.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈswiːð.liːt͡ʃ]

Adjective

swīþlīċ

1. immense, great, violent

Declension

Declension of swīþlīċ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	swīþlīċ	swīþlīċ, swīþlīċu, swīþlīċo	swīþlīċ
Accusative	swīþlīcne	swīþlīċe	swīþlīċ
Genitive	swīþlīċes	swīþlīcre	swīþlīċes
Dative	swīþlīċum	swīþlīcre	swīþlīċum
Instrumental	swīþlīċe	swīþlīcre	swīþlīċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	swīþlīċe	swīþlīċa, swīþlīċe	swīþlīċ, swīþlīċu, swīþlīċo
Accusative	swīþlīċe	swīþlīċa, swīþlīċe	swīþlīċ, swīþlīċu, swīþlīċo
Genitive	swīþlīcra	swīþlīcra	swīþlīcra
Dative	swīþlīċum	swīþlīċum	swīþlīċum
Instrumental	swīþlīċum	swīþlīċum	swīþlīċum

Declension of swīþlīċ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	swīþlīċa	swīþlīċe	swīþlīċe
Accusative	swīþlīċan	swīþlīċan	swīþlīċe
Genitive	swīþlīċan	swīþlīċan	swīþlīċan
Dative	swīþlīċan	swīþlīċan	swīþlīċan
Instrumental	swīþlīċan	swīþlīċan	swīþlīċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	swīþlīċan	swīþlīċan	swīþlīċan
Accusative	swīþlīċan	swīþlīċan	swīþlīċan
Genitive	swīþlīcra, swīþlīċena	swīþlīcra, swīþlīċena	swīþlīcra, swīþlīċena
Dative	swīþlīċum	swīþlīċum	swīþlīċum
Instrumental	swīþlīċum	swīþlīċum	swīþlīċum

Further reading

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