eldertongue

Old English · adjective

stæflic

Normalised stæflīċ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈstæf.liːt͡ʃ/
[ˈstæv.liːt͡ʃ]
Syllables
ˈstæf · liːt͡ʃ (2 syllables)
Modern English
literalliteraryliterateletters

Meaning

  1. literal

    Sēo stæflīċe āwendednes ānes wordes ne biþ simle sēo betste.

    The literal translation of a word is not always the best one.

  2. of or pertaining to letters

  3. literate, literary

Declension

All forms (12)

Etymology

From stæf (“letter”) + -līċ.

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