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Old English · adjective

modorlic

Normalised mōdorlīċ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈmoː.dorˌliːt͡ʃ/
Syllables
ˈmoː · dor · ˌliːt͡ʃ (3 syllables)
Modern English
motherlymaternal

Meaning

  1. motherly, maternal

Declension

Strong declension of modorlic
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative mōdorlīċmōdorlīċmōdorlīċumōdorlīċomōdorlīċ
Accusative mōdorlīcnemōdorlīċemōdorlīċ
Genitive mōdorlīċesmōdorlīcremōdorlīċes
Dative mōdorlīċummōdorlīcremōdorlīċum
Instrumental mōdorlīċemōdorlīcremōdorlīċe
Plural
Nominative mōdorlīċemōdorlīċamōdorlīċemōdorlīċmōdorlīċumōdorlīċo
Accusative mōdorlīċemōdorlīċamōdorlīċemōdorlīċmōdorlīċumōdorlīċo
Genitive mōdorlīcramōdorlīcramōdorlīcra
Dative mōdorlīċummōdorlīċummōdorlīċum
Instrumental mōdorlīċummōdorlīċummōdorlīċum
Weak declension of modorlic
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative mōdorlīċamōdorlīċemōdorlīċe
Accusative mōdorlīċanmōdorlīċanmōdorlīċe
Genitive mōdorlīċanmōdorlīċanmōdorlīċan
Dative mōdorlīċanmōdorlīċanmōdorlīċan
Instrumental mōdorlīċanmōdorlīċanmōdorlīċan
Plural
Nominative mōdorlīċanmōdorlīċanmōdorlīċan
Accusative mōdorlīċanmōdorlīċanmōdorlīċan
Genitive mōdorlīcramōdorlīċenamōdorlīcramōdorlīċenamōdorlīcramōdorlīċena
Dative mōdorlīċummōdorlīċummōdorlīċum
Instrumental mōdorlīċummōdorlīċummōdorlīċum

All forms (12)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mōdērlīkaz (“motherly, maternal”), equivalent to mōdor + -līċ.

Descendants

motherly

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