Old English · adjective
wlæc
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /wlæk/
- Syllables
- wlæk (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- lukewarmtepid
Meaning
-
lukewarm; tepid
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wlæc | wlacuwlaco | wlæc |
| Accusative | wlæcne | wlace | wlæc |
| Genitive | wlaces | wlæcre | wlaces |
| Dative | wlacum | wlæcre | wlacum |
| Instrumental | wlace | wlæcre | wlace |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wlace | wlacawlace | wlacuwlaco |
| Accusative | wlace | wlacawlace | wlacuwlaco |
| Genitive | wlæcra | wlæcra | wlæcra |
| Dative | wlacum | wlacum | wlacum |
| Instrumental | wlacum | wlacum | wlacum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wlaca | wlace | wlace |
| Accusative | wlacan | wlacan | wlace |
| Genitive | wlacan | wlacan | wlacan |
| Dative | wlacan | wlacan | wlacan |
| Instrumental | wlacan | wlacan | wlacan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wlacan | wlacan | wlacan |
| Accusative | wlacan | wlacan | wlacan |
| Genitive | wlæcrawlacena | wlæcrawlacena | wlæcrawlacena |
| Dative | wlacum | wlacum | wlacum |
| Instrumental | wlacum | wlacum | wlacum |
All forms (12)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wlaku, from Proto-Germanic *wlakwaz (“lukewarm”), from Proto-Indo-European *weleg-. Cognate with Old English wealg (“insipid, nauseous”).
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