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Old English · adjective

woruldlic

Normalised woruldlīċ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈwo.ruld.liːt͡ʃ/
[ˈwo.ruɫd.liːt͡ʃ]
Syllables
ˈwo · ruld · liːt͡ʃ (3 syllables)
Modern English
worldlymundanetemporalphysicalsecularearthlycivil

Meaning

  1. worldly, earthly, natural, physical, temporal, mundane

    Þā brōhte sē cniht tō þām clǣnan mǣdene dēorwurþa ġimmas and woruldlīċe glenċġa and behēt hire welan ġif hēo wolde hine.

    Then the boy brought the pure maiden valuable gems and worldly decorations and promised her riches if she would [be with] him.

    late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

  2. secular, civil, worldly

Declension

Strong declension of woruldlic
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative woruldlīċworuldlīċworuldlīċuworuldlīċoworuldlīċ
Accusative woruldlīcneworuldlīċeworuldlīċ
Genitive woruldlīċesworuldlīcreworuldlīċes
Dative woruldlīċumworuldlīcreworuldlīċum
Instrumental woruldlīċeworuldlīcreworuldlīċe
Plural
Nominative woruldlīċeworuldlīċaworuldlīċeworuldlīċworuldlīċuworuldlīċo
Accusative woruldlīċeworuldlīċaworuldlīċeworuldlīċworuldlīċuworuldlīċo
Genitive woruldlīcraworuldlīcraworuldlīcra
Dative woruldlīċumworuldlīċumworuldlīċum
Instrumental woruldlīċumworuldlīċumworuldlīċum
Weak declension of woruldlic
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative woruldlīċaworuldlīċeworuldlīċe
Accusative woruldlīċanworuldlīċanworuldlīċe
Genitive woruldlīċanworuldlīċanworuldlīċan
Dative woruldlīċanworuldlīċanworuldlīċan
Instrumental woruldlīċanworuldlīċanworuldlīċan
Plural
Nominative woruldlīċanworuldlīċanworuldlīċan
Accusative woruldlīċanworuldlīċanworuldlīċan
Genitive woruldlīcraworuldlīċenaworuldlīcraworuldlīċenaworuldlīcraworuldlīċena
Dative woruldlīċumworuldlīċumworuldlīċum
Instrumental woruldlīċumworuldlīċumworuldlīċum

All forms (12)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *weraldilīkaz, equivalent to woruld + -līċ. Cognate with Old High German weraltlīh.

Descendants

worldly

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