Old English · adjective
heardsælig
Normalised heardsǣliġ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈxæ͜ɑrdˌsæː.lij/[ˈhæ͜ɑrˠdˌsæː.lij]
- Syllables
- ˈxæ͜ɑrd · ˌsæː · lij (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- unhappyunfortunateunlucky
Meaning
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unhappy, unfortunate, unlucky
Ðā iċ mē ful ġemæcne monnan funde, heardsǣliġne, hyġeġeōmorne, mōd mīþendne, morþor-hyċġende.
When I found a fully fitting man for me, luckless, sad-minded, soul-hiding, murder-thinking.
10th century, The Wife's Lament:
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | heardsǣliġ | heardsǣliġuheardsǣlġuheardsǣliġoheardsǣlġo | heardsǣliġ |
| Accusative | heardsǣliġne | heardsǣliġeheardsǣlġe | heardsǣliġ |
| Genitive | heardsǣliġesheardsǣlġes | heardsǣliġre | heardsǣliġesheardsǣlġes |
| Dative | heardsǣliġumheardsǣlġum | heardsǣliġre | heardsǣliġumheardsǣlġum |
| Instrumental | heardsǣliġeheardsǣlġe | heardsǣliġre | heardsǣliġeheardsǣlġe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | heardsǣliġeheardsǣlġe | heardsǣliġaheardsǣlġaheardsǣliġeheardsǣlġe | heardsǣliġuheardsǣlġuheardsǣliġoheardsǣlġo |
| Accusative | heardsǣliġeheardsǣlġe | heardsǣliġaheardsǣlġaheardsǣliġeheardsǣlġe | heardsǣliġuheardsǣlġuheardsǣliġoheardsǣlġo |
| Genitive | heardsǣliġra | heardsǣliġra | heardsǣliġra |
| Dative | heardsǣliġumheardsǣlġum | heardsǣliġumheardsǣlġum | heardsǣliġumheardsǣlġum |
| Instrumental | heardsǣliġumheardsǣlġum | heardsǣliġumheardsǣlġum | heardsǣliġumheardsǣlġum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | heardsǣliġaheardsǣlġa | heardsǣliġeheardsǣlġe | heardsǣliġeheardsǣlġe |
| Accusative | heardsǣliġanheardsǣlġan | heardsǣliġanheardsǣlġan | heardsǣliġeheardsǣlġe |
| Genitive | heardsǣliġanheardsǣlġan | heardsǣliġanheardsǣlġan | heardsǣliġanheardsǣlġan |
| Dative | heardsǣliġanheardsǣlġan | heardsǣliġanheardsǣlġan | heardsǣliġanheardsǣlġan |
| Instrumental | heardsǣliġanheardsǣlġan | heardsǣliġanheardsǣlġan | heardsǣliġanheardsǣlġan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | heardsǣliġanheardsǣlġan | heardsǣliġanheardsǣlġan | heardsǣliġanheardsǣlġan |
| Accusative | heardsǣliġanheardsǣlġan | heardsǣliġanheardsǣlġan | heardsǣliġanheardsǣlġan |
| Genitive | heardsǣliġraheardsǣliġenaheardsǣlġena | heardsǣliġraheardsǣliġenaheardsǣlġena | heardsǣliġraheardsǣliġenaheardsǣlġena |
| Dative | heardsǣliġumheardsǣlġum | heardsǣliġumheardsǣlġum | heardsǣliġumheardsǣlġum |
| Instrumental | heardsǣliġumheardsǣlġum | heardsǣliġumheardsǣlġum | heardsǣliġumheardsǣlġum |
All forms (20)
Etymology
From heard + sǣliġ.
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