eldertongue

Old English · adjective

undeadlic

Normalised undēadlīċ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈunˌdæ͜ɑːd.liːt͡ʃ/
Syllables
ˈun · ˌdæ͜ɑːd · liːt͡ʃ (3 syllables)
Modern English
immortalundeadly

Meaning

  1. immortal

    Þā sē hālga martyr mid þām Hālgan Gāst āfylled smearcode mid mūþe and tō þām mānfullan cwæþ "Ūs ġedafenaþ tō offriġenne þām undēadlīċum gode."

    Then the holy martyr, filled with the Holy Spirit, smiled with his mouth and to the evil man said "It benefits us to sacrifice to the immortal God."

    late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

Declension

All forms (12)

Etymology

From un- + dēadlīċ. Cognate with Old Norse ódauðligr.

Descendants

undeadly

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