Old English · adjective
wærlic
Normalised wærlīċ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈwær.liːt͡ʃ/
- Syllables
- ˈwær · liːt͡ʃ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- cautiouscircumspect
Meaning
-
cautious, prudent, circumspect, wise
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wærlīċ | wærlīċwærlīċuwærlīċo | wærlīċ |
| Accusative | wærlīcne | wærlīċe | wærlīċ |
| Genitive | wærlīċes | wærlīcre | wærlīċes |
| Dative | wærlīċum | wærlīcre | wærlīċum |
| Instrumental | wærlīċe | wærlīcre | wærlīċe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wærlīċe | wærlīċawærlīċe | wærlīċwærlīċuwærlīċo |
| Accusative | wærlīċe | wærlīċawærlīċe | wærlīċwærlīċuwærlīċo |
| Genitive | wærlīcra | wærlīcra | wærlīcra |
| Dative | wærlīċum | wærlīċum | wærlīċum |
| Instrumental | wærlīċum | wærlīċum | wærlīċum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wærlīċa | wærlīċe | wærlīċe |
| Accusative | wærlīċan | wærlīċan | wærlīċe |
| Genitive | wærlīċan | wærlīċan | wærlīċan |
| Dative | wærlīċan | wærlīċan | wærlīċan |
| Instrumental | wærlīċan | wærlīċan | wærlīċan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wærlīċan | wærlīċan | wærlīċan |
| Accusative | wærlīċan | wærlīċan | wærlīċan |
| Genitive | wærlīcrawærlīċena | wærlīcrawærlīċena | wærlīcrawærlīċena |
| Dative | wærlīċum | wærlīċum | wærlīċum |
| Instrumental | wærlīċum | wærlīċum | wærlīċum |
All forms (12)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *waralīk (“cautious, prudent, careful”).
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