eldertongue

Old English · adjective

missenlic

Normalised missenlīċ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/misˈsen.liːt͡ʃ/
Syllables
mis · ˈsen · liːt͡ʃ (3 syllables)
Modern English
dissimilarvarieddifferentdiversemanifold

Meaning

  1. 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

All forms (12)

Etymology

Variant of missendlīċ, equivalent to missan + -endlīċ.

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