gehwelc

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gahwalīk. Equivalent to ġe- +‎ hwelċ, literally “every which.”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈxwelt͡ʃ/, [jeˈʍeɫt͡ʃ]

Adjective

ġehwelċ

  1. each, every
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Oft iċ sceolde āna · ūhtna ġehwylċe
      mīne ċeare cwīþan. · Nis nū cwicra nān…
      Oft I had to bemoan my sorrow alone at every dawn. There is no one alive…

Declension

Declension of ġehwelċ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġehwelċ ġehwelċ ġehwelċ
Accusative ġehwelcne ġehwelċe ġehwelċ
Genitive ġehwelċes ġehwelcre ġehwelċes
Dative ġehwelċum ġehwelcre ġehwelċum
Instrumental ġehwelċe ġehwelcre ġehwelċe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġehwelċe ġehwelċa, ġehwelċe ġehwelċ
Accusative ġehwelċe ġehwelċa, ġehwelċe ġehwelċ
Genitive ġehwelcra ġehwelcra ġehwelcra
Dative ġehwelċum ġehwelċum ġehwelċum
Instrumental ġehwelċum ġehwelċum ġehwelċum
Declension of ġehwelċ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġehwelċa ġehwelċe ġehwelċe
Accusative ġehwelċan ġehwelċan ġehwelċe
Genitive ġehwelċan ġehwelċan ġehwelċan
Dative ġehwelċan ġehwelċan ġehwelċan
Instrumental ġehwelċan ġehwelċan ġehwelċan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġehwelċan ġehwelċan ġehwelċan
Accusative ġehwelċan ġehwelċan ġehwelċan
Genitive ġehwelcra, ġehwelċena ġehwelcra, ġehwelċena ġehwelcra, ġehwelċena
Dative ġehwelċum ġehwelċum ġehwelċum
Instrumental ġehwelċum ġehwelċum ġehwelċum

Pronoun

ġehwelċ

  1. each (one)

Derived terms

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