waclic
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Middle English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]waclic
- Alternative form of woclic
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *waikalīkaz (“weakly; weak”), equivalent to wāc (“weak”) + -līċ.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]wāclīċ
- poor, of little dignity or worth, paltry
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
- Sume menn syllaþ ēac ċyrċan to hȳre swāswā wāclīċe mylna...
- Some men also sell churches for hire as if they were mills of little worth...
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Declension
[edit]Declension of wāclīċ — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | wāclīċ | wāclīċ, wāclīċu, wāclīċo | wāclīċ |
Accusative | wāclīcne | wāclīċe | wāclīċ |
Genitive | wāclīċes | wāclīcre | wāclīċes |
Dative | wāclīċum | wāclīcre | wāclīċum |
Instrumental | wāclīċe | wāclīcre | wāclīċe |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | wāclīċe | wāclīċa, wāclīċe | wāclīċ, wāclīċu, wāclīċo |
Accusative | wāclīċe | wāclīċa, wāclīċe | wāclīċ, wāclīċu, wāclīċo |
Genitive | wāclīcra | wāclīcra | wāclīcra |
Dative | wāclīċum | wāclīċum | wāclīċum |
Instrumental | wāclīċum | wāclīċum | wāclīċum |
Declension of wāclīċ — Weak