eldertongue

Old English · adjective

hreoflig

Normalised hrēofliġ

Part of speech
adjective
Modern English
leprous

Meaning

  1. leprous

    Martinus ġelācnode mid ǣnlīpium cosse ǣnne hrēoflīnne mannan fram his micclan coðe, and fram atelīcum hīwe his unsmēðan līċes.

    Martinus cured a leprous man of his great sickness and from the horrid appearance of his unsmooth body with a single kiss.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

Declension

Strong declension of hreoflig
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative hrēofliġhrēofliġuhrēofliġohrēofliġ
Accusative hrēofliġnehrēofliġehrēofliġ
Genitive hrēofliġeshrēofliġrehrēofliġes
Dative hrēofliġumhrēofliġrehrēofliġum
Instrumental hrēofliġehrēofliġrehrēofliġe
Plural
Nominative hrēofliġehrēofliġahrēofliġehrēofliġuhrēofliġo
Accusative hrēofliġehrēofliġahrēofliġehrēofliġuhrēofliġo
Genitive hrēofliġrahrēofliġrahrēofliġra
Dative hrēofliġumhrēofliġumhrēofliġum
Instrumental hrēofliġumhrēofliġumhrēofliġum
Weak declension of hreoflig
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative hrēofliġahrēofliġehrēofliġe
Accusative hrēofliġanhrēofliġanhrēofliġe
Genitive hrēofliġanhrēofliġanhrēofliġan
Dative hrēofliġanhrēofliġanhrēofliġan
Instrumental hrēofliġanhrēofliġanhrēofliġan
Plural
Nominative hrēofliġanhrēofliġanhrēofliġan
Accusative hrēofliġanhrēofliġanhrēofliġan
Genitive hrēofliġrahrēofliġenahrēofliġrahrēofliġenahrēofliġrahrēofliġena
Dative hrēofliġumhrēofliġumhrēofliġum
Instrumental hrēofliġumhrēofliġumhrēofliġum

All forms (12)

Etymology

By surface analysis, hrēofla (“leprosy”) + -iġ

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