Old English · adjective
healic
Normalised hēalīċ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈxæ͜ɑː.liːt͡ʃ/[ˈhæ͜ɑː.liːt͡ʃ]
- Syllables
- ˈxæ͜ɑː · liːt͡ʃ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- elevatedhighdistinguishedlofty
Meaning
-
high, elevated, lofty
Eft æt sumum sæle ætslād sē hālga wer on ðām hēalīcum gradum æt þām hālgum wēofode, swā þæt hē fornēan eal wearð tōcwȳsed; ac on þǣre nihte hine ġelācnode God, ðurh his hālgan enġel, tō ansundre hǣle.
Also, at a certain hall, the holy man slipped on the high steps at the holy altar, so that almost his whole body became bruised; but in the night, God restored him to full health through his holy angel.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church -
proud, very great, distinguished
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | hēalīċ | hēalīċhēalīċuhēalīċo | hēalīċ |
| Accusative | hēalīcne | hēalīċe | hēalīċ |
| Genitive | hēalīċes | hēalīcre | hēalīċes |
| Dative | hēalīċum | hēalīcre | hēalīċum |
| Instrumental | hēalīċe | hēalīcre | hēalīċe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | hēalīċe | hēalīċahēalīċe | hēalīċhēalīċuhēalīċo |
| Accusative | hēalīċe | hēalīċahēalīċe | hēalīċhēalīċuhēalīċo |
| Genitive | hēalīcra | hēalīcra | hēalīcra |
| Dative | hēalīċum | hēalīċum | hēalīċum |
| Instrumental | hēalīċum | hēalīċum | hēalīċum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | hēalīċa | hēalīċe | hēalīċe |
| Accusative | hēalīċan | hēalīċan | hēalīċe |
| Genitive | hēalīċan | hēalīċan | hēalīċan |
| Dative | hēalīċan | hēalīċan | hēalīċan |
| Instrumental | hēalīċan | hēalīċan | hēalīċan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | hēalīċan | hēalīċan | hēalīċan |
| Accusative | hēalīċan | hēalīċan | hēalīċan |
| Genitive | hēalīcrahēalīċena | hēalīcrahēalīċena | hēalīcrahēalīċena |
| Dative | hēalīċum | hēalīċum | hēalīċum |
| Instrumental | hēalīċum | hēalīċum | hēalīċum |
All forms (12)
Etymology
From hēah + -līċ.
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