scandlic
Old English
Alternative forms
- sċeandlīċ, sċondlīċ
Etymology
From sċand + -līċ. Cognate with Old High German skantlīh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɑnd.liːt͡ʃ/
Adjective
sċandlīċ (superlative scandlīċest)
- (people) disgraceful, infamous, vile, base; lowly
- (things) vile in nature, disgraceful, foul, shameful, obscene
- causing shame
Declension
Declension of sċandlīċ — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċandlīċ | sċandlīċ, sċandlīċu, sċandlīċo | sċandlīċ |
| Accusative | sċandlīcne | sċandlīċe | sċandlīċ |
| Genitive | sċandlīċes | sċandlīcre | sċandlīċes |
| Dative | sċandlīċum | sċandlīcre | sċandlīċum |
| Instrumental | sċandlīċe | sċandlīcre | sċandlīċe |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | sċandlīċe | sċandlīċa, sċandlīċe | sċandlīċ, sċandlīċu, sċandlīċo |
| Accusative | sċandlīċe | sċandlīċa, sċandlīċe | sċandlīċ, sċandlīċu, sċandlīċo |
| Genitive | sċandlīcra | sċandlīcra | sċandlīcra |
| Dative | sċandlīċum | sċandlīċum | sċandlīċum |
| Instrumental | sċandlīċum | sċandlīċum | sċandlīċum |
Declension of sċandlīċ — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċandlīċa | sċandlīċe | sċandlīċe |
| Accusative | sċandlīċan | sċandlīċan | sċandlīċe |
| Genitive | sċandlīċan | sċandlīċan | sċandlīċan |
| Dative | sċandlīċan | sċandlīċan | sċandlīċan |
| Instrumental | sċandlīċan | sċandlīċan | sċandlīċan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | sċandlīċan | sċandlīċan | sċandlīċan |
| Accusative | sċandlīċan | sċandlīċan | sċandlīċan |
| Genitive | sċandlīcra, sċandlīċena | sċandlīcra, sċandlīċena | sċandlīcra, sċandlīċena |
| Dative | sċandlīċum | sċandlīċum | sċandlīċum |
| Instrumental | sċandlīċum | sċandlīċum | sċandlīċum |
Descendants
- Middle English: scondliche, schandliche
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sceandlíc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.