eldertongue

Old English · pronoun

þyslic

Part of speech
pronoun
IPA
/ˈθys.liːt͡ʃ/
[ˈθyz.liːt͡ʃ]
Syllables
ˈθys · liːt͡ʃ (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. like this, this kind of

  2. something like this

    c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 2:12

    Everyone was amazed and said, "We've never seen anything like this before."

  3. such

    Ðyllīce word María hēold ārǣfniġende on hire heortan.

    Such words Mary held, pondering them in her heart.

    c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Nativiity of Our Lord"

Etymology

Originally þus + -līċ. Compare swelċ and hwelċ, which were formed similarly.

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