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Old English · adjective

modiglic

Normalised mōdiġlīċ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈmoː.dij.liːt͡ʃ/
Syllables
ˈmoː · dij · liːt͡ʃ (3 syllables)
Modern English
brave-looking

Meaning

  1. brave-looking

    Ne seah ic elþeodige þus manige men modiglicran.

    I've never seen so many brave-looking foreign men. (Beowulf ll. 336-7)

Declension

Strong declension of modiglic
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative mōdiġlīċmōdiġlīċmōdiġlīċumōdiġlīċomōdiġlīċ
Accusative mōdiġlīcnemōdiġlīċemōdiġlīċ
Genitive mōdiġlīċesmōdiġlīcremōdiġlīċes
Dative mōdiġlīċummōdiġlīcremōdiġlīċum
Instrumental mōdiġlīċemōdiġlīcremōdiġlīċe
Plural
Nominative mōdiġlīċemōdiġlīċamōdiġlīċemōdiġlīċmōdiġlīċumōdiġlīċo
Accusative mōdiġlīċemōdiġlīċamōdiġlīċemōdiġlīċmōdiġlīċumōdiġlīċo
Genitive mōdiġlīcramōdiġlīcramōdiġlīcra
Dative mōdiġlīċummōdiġlīċummōdiġlīċum
Instrumental mōdiġlīċummōdiġlīċummōdiġlīċum
Weak declension of modiglic
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative mōdiġlīċamōdiġlīċemōdiġlīċe
Accusative mōdiġlīċanmōdiġlīċanmōdiġlīċe
Genitive mōdiġlīċanmōdiġlīċanmōdiġlīċan
Dative mōdiġlīċanmōdiġlīċanmōdiġlīċan
Instrumental mōdiġlīċanmōdiġlīċanmōdiġlīċan
Plural
Nominative mōdiġlīċanmōdiġlīċanmōdiġlīċan
Accusative mōdiġlīċanmōdiġlīċanmōdiġlīċan
Genitive mōdiġlīcramōdiġlīċenamōdiġlīcramōdiġlīċenamōdiġlīcramōdiġlīċena
Dative mōdiġlīċummōdiġlīċummōdiġlīċum
Instrumental mōdiġlīċummōdiġlīċummōdiġlīċum

All forms (12)

Etymology

From mōdiġ + -līċ.

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