Old English · adjective
wyrmlic
Normalised wyrmlīċ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈwyrmˌliːt͡ʃ/[ˈwyrˠmˌliːt͡ʃ]
- Syllables
- ˈwyrm · ˌliːt͡ʃ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- snakelikeophidian
Meaning
-
snakelike, ophidian
weal wundrum hēah, · wyrmlīcum fāh.
Now a wall stands in the track of dear band, by wondrously high, with worm-forms adorned.
Stondeð nū on lāste · lēofre duguþe
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wyrmlīċ | wyrmlīċwyrmlīċuwyrmlīċo | wyrmlīċ |
| Accusative | wyrmlīcne | wyrmlīċe | wyrmlīċ |
| Genitive | wyrmlīċes | wyrmlīcre | wyrmlīċes |
| Dative | wyrmlīċum | wyrmlīcre | wyrmlīċum |
| Instrumental | wyrmlīċe | wyrmlīcre | wyrmlīċe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wyrmlīċe | wyrmlīċawyrmlīċe | wyrmlīċwyrmlīċuwyrmlīċo |
| Accusative | wyrmlīċe | wyrmlīċawyrmlīċe | wyrmlīċwyrmlīċuwyrmlīċo |
| Genitive | wyrmlīcra | wyrmlīcra | wyrmlīcra |
| Dative | wyrmlīċum | wyrmlīċum | wyrmlīċum |
| Instrumental | wyrmlīċum | wyrmlīċum | wyrmlīċum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wyrmlīċa | wyrmlīċe | wyrmlīċe |
| Accusative | wyrmlīċan | wyrmlīċan | wyrmlīċe |
| Genitive | wyrmlīċan | wyrmlīċan | wyrmlīċan |
| Dative | wyrmlīċan | wyrmlīċan | wyrmlīċan |
| Instrumental | wyrmlīċan | wyrmlīċan | wyrmlīċan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wyrmlīċan | wyrmlīċan | wyrmlīċan |
| Accusative | wyrmlīċan | wyrmlīċan | wyrmlīċan |
| Genitive | wyrmlīcrawyrmlīċena | wyrmlīcrawyrmlīċena | wyrmlīcrawyrmlīċena |
| Dative | wyrmlīċum | wyrmlīċum | wyrmlīċum |
| Instrumental | wyrmlīċum | wyrmlīċum | wyrmlīċum |
All forms (12)
Etymology
From wyrm (“snake”) + -līċ (“-like”).
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