grimlic

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrim.liːt͡ʃ/

Etymology

grimm +‎ -līċ

Adjective

grimlīċ

  1. grim, fierce, cruel, severe, bloody
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      Wearð þæt unġemetlīċe myċle ġefeoht betwuh Crētense, ⁊ Atheniense, þǣm folcum. ⁊ þā Crētense hæfdon ðone grimlēċan siġe, ⁊ ealle þā æþelestan bearn þāra Athēniensa hȳ ġenomon, ⁊ sealdon þǣm Mīnōtaurō tō etanne, þæt wæs healf mon healf lēo.
      There was an immensely great war between the Cretans and the Athenians. And the Cretans won a grim victory, and they took all the most noble of the Athenian children and gave them to the Minotaur, who was half man and half lion, for him to eat.

Declension

Declension of grimlīċ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative grimlīċ grimlīċ, grimlīċu, grimlīċo grimlīċ
Accusative grimlīcne grimlīċe grimlīċ
Genitive grimlīċes grimlīcre grimlīċes
Dative grimlīċum grimlīcre grimlīċum
Instrumental grimlīċe grimlīcre grimlīċe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative grimlīċe grimlīċa, grimlīċe grimlīċ, grimlīċu, grimlīċo
Accusative grimlīċe grimlīċa, grimlīċe grimlīċ, grimlīċu, grimlīċo
Genitive grimlīcra grimlīcra grimlīcra
Dative grimlīċum grimlīċum grimlīċum
Instrumental grimlīċum grimlīċum grimlīċum
Declension of grimlīċ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative grimlīċa grimlīċe grimlīċe
Accusative grimlīċan grimlīċan grimlīċe
Genitive grimlīċan grimlīċan grimlīċan
Dative grimlīċan grimlīċan grimlīċan
Instrumental grimlīċan grimlīċan grimlīċan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative grimlīċan grimlīċan grimlīċan
Accusative grimlīċan grimlīċan grimlīċan
Genitive grimlīcra, grimlīċena grimlīcra, grimlīċena grimlīcra, grimlīċena
Dative grimlīċum grimlīċum grimlīċum
Instrumental grimlīċum grimlīċum grimlīċum

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.