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Old English · noun

anlicnes

Normalised anlīcnes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈɑnˌliːk.nes/
Syllables
ˈɑn · ˌliːk · nes (3 syllables)
Modern English
resemblancestatuelikeness

Meaning

  1. likeness, resemblance

  2. image or statue

    Gehelp urum godum and hat to þe gefeccan þisne dry Iulianum þe ure goda anlicnysse mid ealle to-brytte...

    Help our gods, and command men to bring thee this sorcerer Julianus, who hath utterly broken the images of our gods,...

    late 10th century, Ælfric, "Passion of St. Julian and his wife Basilissa"

Declension

Declension of anlicnes
SingularPlural
Nominative anlīcnesanlīcnessaanlīcnesse
Accusative anlīcnesseanlīcnessaanlīcnesse
Genitive anlīcnesseanlīcnessa
Dative anlīcnesseanlīcnessum

All forms (4)

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