Old English · adjective
missenlic
Normalised missenlīċ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /misˈsen.liːt͡ʃ/
- Syllables
- mis · ˈsen · liːt͡ʃ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- dissimilarvarieddifferentdiversemanifold
Meaning
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dissimilar, different, varied, manifold, diverse
Hit is weliġ þis ēalond on wæstmum ⁊ on trēowum misenlīcra cynna; ⁊ hit is ġesċræpe on lǣwe sċēapa ⁊ nēata; ⁊ on sumum stōwum wīnġeardas grōwaþ.
This island is rich in fruits and trees of various kinds; and it is suitable for the pasture of sheep and cattle; and in some places vineyards grow.
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | missenlīċ | missenlīċmissenlīċumissenlīċo | missenlīċ |
| Accusative | missenlīcne | missenlīċe | missenlīċ |
| Genitive | missenlīċes | missenlīcre | missenlīċes |
| Dative | missenlīċum | missenlīcre | missenlīċum |
| Instrumental | missenlīċe | missenlīcre | missenlīċe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | missenlīċe | missenlīċamissenlīċe | missenlīċmissenlīċumissenlīċo |
| Accusative | missenlīċe | missenlīċamissenlīċe | missenlīċmissenlīċumissenlīċo |
| Genitive | missenlīcra | missenlīcra | missenlīcra |
| Dative | missenlīċum | missenlīċum | missenlīċum |
| Instrumental | missenlīċum | missenlīċum | missenlīċum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | missenlīċa | missenlīċe | missenlīċe |
| Accusative | missenlīċan | missenlīċan | missenlīċe |
| Genitive | missenlīċan | missenlīċan | missenlīċan |
| Dative | missenlīċan | missenlīċan | missenlīċan |
| Instrumental | missenlīċan | missenlīċan | missenlīċan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | missenlīċan | missenlīċan | missenlīċan |
| Accusative | missenlīċan | missenlīċan | missenlīċan |
| Genitive | missenlīcramissenlīċena | missenlīcramissenlīċena | missenlīcramissenlīċena |
| Dative | missenlīċum | missenlīċum | missenlīċum |
| Instrumental | missenlīċum | missenlīċum | missenlīċum |
All forms (12)
Etymology
Variant of missendlīċ, equivalent to missan + -endlīċ.
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