eldertongue

Old English · adjective

healic

Normalised hēalīċ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈxæ͜ɑː.liːt͡ʃ/
[ˈhæ͜ɑː.liːt͡ʃ]
Syllables
ˈxæ͜ɑː · liːt͡ʃ (2 syllables)
Modern English
elevatedhighdistinguishedlofty

Meaning

  1. 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
  2. proud, very great, distinguished

Declension

All forms (12)

Etymology

From hēah + -līċ.

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