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Old English · adjective

unweorþlic

Normalised unweorþlīċ

Part of speech: adjective
IPA: /ˈunˌwe͜orθ.liːt͡ʃ/
[ˈunˌwe͜orˠð.liːt͡ʃ]
Syllables: ˈun · ˌwe͜orθ · liːt͡ʃ (3 syllables)
Modern English: importance ignoble value disgraceful infamous shameful

Meaning

of little worth, value, or importance, humble
that has little honor, not famous or splendid, poor
ignoble; mean, infamous, disgraceful; shameful

Declension

Strong declension of unweorþlic
Singular
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	unweorþlīċ	unweorþlīċ unweorþlīċu unweorþlīċo	unweorþlīċ
Accusative	unweorþlīcne	unweorþlīċe	unweorþlīċ
Genitive	unweorþlīċes	unweorþlīcre	unweorþlīċes
Dative	unweorþlīċum	unweorþlīcre	unweorþlīċum
Instrumental	unweorþlīċe	unweorþlīcre	unweorþlīċe
Plural
Nominative	unweorþlīċe	unweorþlīċa unweorþlīċe	unweorþlīċ unweorþlīċu unweorþlīċo
Accusative	unweorþlīċe	unweorþlīċa unweorþlīċe	unweorþlīċ unweorþlīċu unweorþlīċo
Genitive	unweorþlīcra	unweorþlīcra	unweorþlīcra
Dative	unweorþlīċum	unweorþlīċum	unweorþlīċum
Instrumental	unweorþlīċum	unweorþlīċum	unweorþlīċum

Weak declension of unweorþlic
Singular
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	unweorþlīċa	unweorþlīċe	unweorþlīċe
Accusative	unweorþlīċan	unweorþlīċan	unweorþlīċe
Genitive	unweorþlīċan	unweorþlīċan	unweorþlīċan
Dative	unweorþlīċan	unweorþlīċan	unweorþlīċan
Instrumental	unweorþlīċan	unweorþlīċan	unweorþlīċan
Plural
Nominative	unweorþlīċan	unweorþlīċan	unweorþlīċan
Accusative	unweorþlīċan	unweorþlīċan	unweorþlīċan
Genitive	unweorþlīcra unweorþlīċena	unweorþlīcra unweorþlīċena	unweorþlīcra unweorþlīċena
Dative	unweorþlīċum	unweorþlīċum	unweorþlīċum
Instrumental	unweorþlīċum	unweorþlīċum	unweorþlīċum

All forms (12)

unweorþlīċ
unweorþlīċu
unweorþlīċo
unweorþlīcne
unweorþlīċe
unweorþlīċes
unweorþlīcre
unweorþlīċum
unweorþlīċa
unweorþlīcra
unweorþlīċan
unweorþlīċena

Etymology

From un- + weorþlīċ or unweorþ + -liċ.

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