werlic
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *weralīkaz. Related to Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (wairaleiks). Equivalent to wer + -līċ.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]werlīċ
- male
- manly, masculine
- (relational) husband; marital
- (grammar) part of the masculine grammatical gender
- c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice
- Æfter ġecynde syndon twā cyn on naman, masculinum and femininum, þæt is, werlīċ and wīflīċ...
- Two nominal genders are named after natural genders, masculinum and femininum, that is, masculine and feminine...
- c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice
Declension
[edit]Declension of werlīċ — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | werlīċ | werlīċ, werlīċu, werlīċo | werlīċ |
Accusative | werlīcne | werlīċe | werlīċ |
Genitive | werlīċes | werlīcre | werlīċes |
Dative | werlīċum | werlīcre | werlīċum |
Instrumental | werlīċe | werlīcre | werlīċe |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | werlīċe | werlīċa, werlīċe | werlīċ, werlīċu, werlīċo |
Accusative | werlīċe | werlīċa, werlīċe | werlīċ, werlīċu, werlīċo |
Genitive | werlīcra | werlīcra | werlīcra |
Dative | werlīċum | werlīċum | werlīċum |
Instrumental | werlīċum | werlīċum | werlīċum |
Declension of werlīċ — Weak