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Old English · adjective

colig

Normalised coliġ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈko.lij/
Syllables
ˈko · lij (2 syllables)
Modern English
coalycollyblackcoalsooty

Meaning

  1. black as coal

  2. sooty

Declension

Strong declension of colig
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative coliġcoliġcoliġ
Accusative coliġnecoliġecoliġ
Genitive coliġescoliġrecoliġes
Dative coliġumcoliġrecoliġum
Instrumental coliġecoliġrecoliġe
Plural
Nominative coliġecoliġacoliġecoliġ
Accusative coliġecoliġacoliġecoliġ
Genitive coliġracoliġracoliġra
Dative coliġumcoliġumcoliġum
Instrumental coliġumcoliġumcoliġum
Weak declension of colig
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative coliġacoliġecoliġe
Accusative coliġancoliġancoliġe
Genitive coliġancoliġancoliġan
Dative coliġancoliġancoliġan
Instrumental coliġancoliġancoliġan
Plural
Nominative coliġancoliġancoliġan
Accusative coliġancoliġancoliġan
Genitive coliġracoliġenacoliġracoliġenacoliġracoliġena
Dative coliġumcoliġumcoliġum
Instrumental coliġumcoliġumcoliġum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kolig, equivalent to col + -iġ.

Descendants

coaly, colly

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