Old English · adjective
waclic
Normalised wāclīċ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈwɑːk.liːt͡ʃ/
- Syllables
- ˈwɑːk · liːt͡ʃ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- paltrypoor
Meaning
-
poor, of little dignity or worth, paltry
Sume menn syllaþ ēac ċyrċan to hȳre swāswā wāclīċe mylna...
Some men also sell churches for hire as if they were mills of little worth...
late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wāclīċ | wāclīċwāclīċuwāclīċo | wāclīċ |
| Accusative | wāclīcne | wāclīċe | wāclīċ |
| Genitive | wāclīċes | wāclīcre | wāclīċes |
| Dative | wāclīċum | wāclīcre | wāclīċum |
| Instrumental | wāclīċe | wāclīcre | wāclīċe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wāclīċe | wāclīċawāclīċe | wāclīċwāclīċuwāclīċo |
| Accusative | wāclīċe | wāclīċawāclīċe | wāclīċwāclīċuwāclīċo |
| Genitive | wāclīcra | wāclīcra | wāclīcra |
| Dative | wāclīċum | wāclīċum | wāclīċum |
| Instrumental | wāclīċum | wāclīċum | wāclīċum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wāclīċa | wāclīċe | wāclīċe |
| Accusative | wāclīċan | wāclīċan | wāclīċe |
| Genitive | wāclīċan | wāclīċan | wāclīċan |
| Dative | wāclīċan | wāclīċan | wāclīċan |
| Instrumental | wāclīċan | wāclīċan | wāclīċan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wāclīċan | wāclīċan | wāclīċan |
| Accusative | wāclīċan | wāclīċan | wāclīċan |
| Genitive | wāclīcrawāclīċena | wāclīcrawāclīċena | wāclīcrawāclīċena |
| Dative | wāclīċum | wāclīċum | wāclīċum |
| Instrumental | wāclīċum | wāclīċum | wāclīċum |
All forms (12)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *waikalīkaz (“weakly; weak”), equivalent to wāc (“weak”) + -līċ.
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