Old English · adjective
liþig
Normalised liþiġ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Modern English
- lithyflexiblesuppleyieldingpliantsoft
Meaning
-
pliant, supple, flexible, soft, yielding
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | liþiġ | liþiġ | liþiġ |
| Accusative | liþiġne | liþiġe | liþiġ |
| Genitive | liþiġes | liþiġre | liþiġes |
| Dative | liþiġum | liþiġre | liþiġum |
| Instrumental | liþiġe | liþiġre | liþiġe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | liþiġe | liþiġaliþiġe | liþiġ |
| Accusative | liþiġe | liþiġaliþiġe | liþiġ |
| Genitive | liþiġra | liþiġra | liþiġra |
| Dative | liþiġum | liþiġum | liþiġum |
| Instrumental | liþiġum | liþiġum | liþiġum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | liþiġa | liþiġe | liþiġe |
| Accusative | liþiġan | liþiġan | liþiġe |
| Genitive | liþiġan | liþiġan | liþiġan |
| Dative | liþiġan | liþiġan | liþiġan |
| Instrumental | liþiġan | liþiġan | liþiġan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | liþiġan | liþiġan | liþiġan |
| Accusative | liþiġan | liþiġan | liþiġan |
| Genitive | liþiġraliþiġena | liþiġraliþiġena | liþiġraliþiġena |
| Dative | liþiġum | liþiġum | liþiġum |
| Instrumental | liþiġum | liþiġum | liþiġum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *liþugaz, equivalent to liþ + -iġ. Cognate with Dutch leeg (“empty, hollow”), German ledig (“unmarried”) and Icelandic liðugur (“flexible, supple”).
Descendants
lithy
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