Old English · adjective
unrihtlic
Normalised unrihtlīċ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Modern English
- wrongfulunrighteousunjust
Meaning
-
unrighteous, unjust, wicked, wrongful
Nū is ūs ālȳfed, þurh lārēowa ealdordōm, þæt wē dæġhwomlice, on þyssere lenctenlīċan tīde, ūre līchaman ġerēordiġan mid forhæfednysse, and sȳfernysse, and clǣnnysse. Stuntlīċe fæst sē lenctenlīċ fæsten seðe on ðisum clǣnum tīman hine sylfne mid gālnysse befȳld. Unrihtlīċ bið þæt sē crīstena mann flǣsċlīċe lustas ġefremme on ðām tīman þe hē flæsċmettas forgān sċea
Now it is permitted to us, through the authority of teachers, that we feed our bodies with restraint, moderation, and modesty every day of this Lenten tide. He who performs the Lenten fast while defiling himself with lust does so foolishly. It is wicked for a Christian to indulge in carnal lusts during the time he should forgo meats.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | unrihtlīċ | unrihtlīċunrihtlīċuunrihtlīċo | unrihtlīċ |
| Accusative | unrihtlīcne | unrihtlīċe | unrihtlīċ |
| Genitive | unrihtlīċes | unrihtlīcre | unrihtlīċes |
| Dative | unrihtlīċum | unrihtlīcre | unrihtlīċum |
| Instrumental | unrihtlīċe | unrihtlīcre | unrihtlīċe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | unrihtlīċe | unrihtlīċaunrihtlīċe | unrihtlīċunrihtlīċuunrihtlīċo |
| Accusative | unrihtlīċe | unrihtlīċaunrihtlīċe | unrihtlīċunrihtlīċuunrihtlīċo |
| Genitive | unrihtlīcra | unrihtlīcra | unrihtlīcra |
| Dative | unrihtlīċum | unrihtlīċum | unrihtlīċum |
| Instrumental | unrihtlīċum | unrihtlīċum | unrihtlīċum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | unrihtlīċa | unrihtlīċe | unrihtlīċe |
| Accusative | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċe |
| Genitive | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan |
| Dative | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan |
| Instrumental | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan |
| Accusative | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan |
| Genitive | unrihtlīcraunrihtlīċena | unrihtlīcraunrihtlīċena | unrihtlīcraunrihtlīċena |
| Dative | unrihtlīċum | unrihtlīċum | unrihtlīċum |
| Instrumental | unrihtlīċum | unrihtlīċum | unrihtlīċum |
All forms (12)
Etymology
By surface analysis, unriht + -līċ or un- + rihtlīċ
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