Old English · adjective
luflic
Normalised luflīċ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈluf.liːt͡ʃ/[ˈluv.liːt͡ʃ]
- Syllables
- ˈluf · liːt͡ʃ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- lovelylikablelovableamiableworthy
Meaning
-
worthy of love; lovable
-
amiable; pleasant; likable; lovely; dear
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | luflīċ | luflīċluflīċuluflīċo | luflīċ |
| Accusative | luflīcne | luflīċe | luflīċ |
| Genitive | luflīċes | luflīcre | luflīċes |
| Dative | luflīċum | luflīcre | luflīċum |
| Instrumental | luflīċe | luflīcre | luflīċe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | luflīċe | luflīċaluflīċe | luflīċluflīċuluflīċo |
| Accusative | luflīċe | luflīċaluflīċe | luflīċluflīċuluflīċo |
| Genitive | luflīcra | luflīcra | luflīcra |
| Dative | luflīċum | luflīċum | luflīċum |
| Instrumental | luflīċum | luflīċum | luflīċum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | luflīċa | luflīċe | luflīċe |
| Accusative | luflīċan | luflīċan | luflīċe |
| Genitive | luflīċan | luflīċan | luflīċan |
| Dative | luflīċan | luflīċan | luflīċan |
| Instrumental | luflīċan | luflīċan | luflīċan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | luflīċan | luflīċan | luflīċan |
| Accusative | luflīċan | luflīċan | luflīċan |
| Genitive | luflīcraluflīċena | luflīcraluflīċena | luflīcraluflīċena |
| Dative | luflīċum | luflīċum | luflīċum |
| Instrumental | luflīċum | luflīċum | luflīċum |
All forms (12)
Etymology
Probably an alteration of older lēoflīċ. Equivalent to lufu + -līċ.
Descendants
lovely
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