Old English · pronoun
swelc
Normalised swelċ
- Part of speech
- pronoun
- Declension
- strong
- IPA
- /swelt͡ʃ/[sweɫt͡ʃ]
- Syllables
- swelt͡ʃ (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- such
Meaning
-
such; like that, that kind of
Ġēa hlāford, and hwæt ġif iċ swelcne mann ġemēte? Hwelċe mēde sċeal iċ him behātan?
Yes lord, and what if I find someone like that? What kind of reward should I promise them?
The Legend of St. Andrew
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | swelċ | swelċ | swelċ |
| Accusative | swelcne | swelċe | swelċ |
| Genitive | swelċes | swelcre | swelċes |
| Dative | swelċum | swelcre | swelċum |
| Instrumental | swelċe | swelcre | swelċe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | swelċe | swelċaswelċe | swelċ |
| Accusative | swelċe | swelċaswelċe | swelċ |
| Genitive | swelcra | swelcra | swelcra |
| Dative | swelċum | swelċum | swelċum |
| Instrumental | swelċum | swelċum | swelċum |
All forms (8)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *swalīk, from Proto-Germanic *swalīkaz. Cognate with Old Frisian selik, Old Saxon sulik, Old Dutch sulik, Old High German sulīh, Old Norse slíkr, Gothic (swaleiks). Equivalent to swā + -līċ.
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