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Old English · adjective

gewyscendlic

Normalised ġewȳsċendlīċ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/jeˈwyːʃ.ʃend.liːt͡ʃ/
Syllables
je · ˈwyːʃ · ʃend · liːt͡ʃ (4 syllables)
Modern English
adoptiveoptativedesirable

Meaning

  1. desirable

  2. adoptive

  3. optative

Declension

All forms (12)

Etymology

From ġewȳsċan (“to wish or to adopt”) + -endlīċ.

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