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Old English · adjective

hiwlic

Normalised hīwlīċ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈxiːw.liːt͡ʃ/
[ˈhiːw.liːt͡ʃ]
Syllables
ˈxiːw · liːt͡ʃ (2 syllables)
Modern English
matronlymarried

hiwlic1 · adjective

Senses

  1. matronly; relating to a married woman.

Declension

Strong declension of hiwlic
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative hīwlīċhīwlīċhīwlīċuhīwlīċohīwlīċ
Accusative hīwlīcnehīwlīċehīwlīċ
Genitive hīwlīċeshīwlīcrehīwlīċes
Dative hīwlīċumhīwlīcrehīwlīċum
Instrumental hīwlīċehīwlīcrehīwlīċe
Plural
Nominative hīwlīċehīwlīċahīwlīċehīwlīċhīwlīċuhīwlīċo
Accusative hīwlīċehīwlīċahīwlīċehīwlīċhīwlīċuhīwlīċo
Genitive hīwlīcrahīwlīcrahīwlīcra
Dative hīwlīċumhīwlīċumhīwlīċum
Instrumental hīwlīċumhīwlīċumhīwlīċum
Weak declension of hiwlic
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative hīwlīċahīwlīċehīwlīċe
Accusative hīwlīċanhīwlīċanhīwlīċe
Genitive hīwlīċanhīwlīċanhīwlīċan
Dative hīwlīċanhīwlīċanhīwlīċan
Instrumental hīwlīċanhīwlīċanhīwlīċan
Plural
Nominative hīwlīċanhīwlīċanhīwlīċan
Accusative hīwlīċanhīwlīċanhīwlīċan
Genitive hīwlīcrahīwlīċenahīwlīcrahīwlīċenahīwlīcrahīwlīċena
Dative hīwlīċumhīwlīċumhīwlīċum
Instrumental hīwlīċumhīwlīċumhīwlīċum

hiwlic2 · adjective · alternative form

Senses

  1. alternative form of hīewlīċ

All forms (12)

Etymology

From *hīw + -līċ. The first element also occurs in hīwian (“to marry”) and hīwcund (“domestic”). Cognate with Old High German hīwlīh (“conjugal”).

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