Old English · adjective
fenlic
Normalised fenlīċ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈfen.liːt͡ʃ/
- Syllables
- ˈfen · liːt͡ʃ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- fenlikemuddyfennymirymarshy
Meaning
-
fenlike, fenny
-
marshy, miry, muddy, dirty
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | fenlīċ | fenlīċfenlīċufenlīċo | fenlīċ |
| Accusative | fenlīcne | fenlīċe | fenlīċ |
| Genitive | fenlīċes | fenlīcre | fenlīċes |
| Dative | fenlīċum | fenlīcre | fenlīċum |
| Instrumental | fenlīċe | fenlīcre | fenlīċe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | fenlīċe | fenlīċafenlīċe | fenlīċfenlīċufenlīċo |
| Accusative | fenlīċe | fenlīċafenlīċe | fenlīċfenlīċufenlīċo |
| Genitive | fenlīcra | fenlīcra | fenlīcra |
| Dative | fenlīċum | fenlīċum | fenlīċum |
| Instrumental | fenlīċum | fenlīċum | fenlīċum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | fenlīċa | fenlīċe | fenlīċe |
| Accusative | fenlīċan | fenlīċan | fenlīċe |
| Genitive | fenlīċan | fenlīċan | fenlīċan |
| Dative | fenlīċan | fenlīċan | fenlīċan |
| Instrumental | fenlīċan | fenlīċan | fenlīċan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | fenlīċan | fenlīċan | fenlīċan |
| Accusative | fenlīċan | fenlīċan | fenlīċan |
| Genitive | fenlīcrafenlīċena | fenlīcrafenlīċena | fenlīcrafenlīċena |
| Dative | fenlīċum | fenlīċum | fenlīċum |
| Instrumental | fenlīċum | fenlīċum | fenlīċum |
All forms (12)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fanilīk (“swampy, boggy”), equivalent to fen + -līċ. Cognate with Old Saxon fenilīk.
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