misselijc
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *missilīk, from Proto-Germanic *missalīkaz.
Adjective
misselijc
- different, various
- diverse, varied, motley
- variable, unsure, unpredictable
- confused
- unfitting, wrong, shameful
Inflection
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| nominative | indefinite | misselijc | misselike | misselijc | misselike |
| definite | misselike | misselike | |||
| accusative | indefinite | misseliken | misselike | misselijc | misselike |
| definite | misselike | ||||
| genitive | indefinite | misselijcs | misseliker | misselijcs | misseliker |
| definite | misselijcs, misseliken | misselijcs, misseliken | |||
| dative | misseliken | misseliker | misseliken | misseliken | |
Alternative forms
- messelijc (Flemish)
Descendants
- Dutch: misselijk
- Limburgish: misselik
Further reading
- “misselijc”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “misselijc (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I