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wiflic

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wībalīkaz. Equivalent to wīf +‎ -līċ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwiːf.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈwiːv.liːt͡ʃ]

Adjective

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wīflīċ

  1. female, feminine
  2. (grammar) part of the feminine 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...

Declension

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Antonyms

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Descendants

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  • >? Middle English: wyfly, wifly, wyffely
    • English: wifely
    • Scots: wifely (obsolete)

References

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