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Old English · adjective

swiþlic

Normalised swīþlīċ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈswiːθ.liːt͡ʃ/
[ˈswiːð.liːt͡ʃ]
Syllables
ˈswiːθ · liːt͡ʃ (2 syllables)
Modern English
immenseviolent

Meaning

  1. immense, great, violent

Declension

Strong declension of swiþlic
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative swīþlīċswīþlīċswīþlīċuswīþlīċoswīþlīċ
Accusative swīþlīcneswīþlīċeswīþlīċ
Genitive swīþlīċesswīþlīcreswīþlīċes
Dative swīþlīċumswīþlīcreswīþlīċum
Instrumental swīþlīċeswīþlīcreswīþlīċe
Plural
Nominative swīþlīċeswīþlīċaswīþlīċeswīþlīċswīþlīċuswīþlīċo
Accusative swīþlīċeswīþlīċaswīþlīċeswīþlīċswīþlīċuswīþlīċo
Genitive swīþlīcraswīþlīcraswīþlīcra
Dative swīþlīċumswīþlīċumswīþlīċum
Instrumental swīþlīċumswīþlīċumswīþlīċum
Weak declension of swiþlic
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative swīþlīċaswīþlīċeswīþlīċe
Accusative swīþlīċanswīþlīċanswīþlīċe
Genitive swīþlīċanswīþlīċanswīþlīċan
Dative swīþlīċanswīþlīċanswīþlīċan
Instrumental swīþlīċanswīþlīċanswīþlīċan
Plural
Nominative swīþlīċanswīþlīċanswīþlīċan
Accusative swīþlīċanswīþlīċanswīþlīċan
Genitive swīþlīcraswīþlīċenaswīþlīcraswīþlīċenaswīþlīcraswīþlīċena
Dative swīþlīċumswīþlīċumswīþlīċum
Instrumental swīþlīċumswīþlīċumswīþlīċum

All forms (12)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swinþalīkaz, cognate with Old Norse svinnligr (“sensible”) from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz (“strong”), equivalent to swīþ + -līċ. More at swith.

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