wiflic

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wībalīkaz. Equivalent to wīf +‎ -līċ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiːf.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈwiːv.liːt͡ʃ]

Adjective

wīflīċ

  1. female, feminine
  2. (grammar) part of the feminine grammatical gender
    • c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice
      Æfter ġecynde syndon twā cyn on naman, masculinum and femininum, þæt is, werlīċ and wīflīċ...
      Two nominal genders are named after natural genders, masculinum and femininum, that is, masculine and feminine...

Declension

Declension of wīflīċ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative wīflīċ wīflīċ, wīflīċu, wīflīċo wīflīċ
Accusative wīflīcne wīflīċe wīflīċ
Genitive wīflīċes wīflīcre wīflīċes
Dative wīflīċum wīflīcre wīflīċum
Instrumental wīflīċe wīflīcre wīflīċe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative wīflīċe wīflīċa, wīflīċe wīflīċ, wīflīċu, wīflīċo
Accusative wīflīċe wīflīċa, wīflīċe wīflīċ, wīflīċu, wīflīċo
Genitive wīflīcra wīflīcra wīflīcra
Dative wīflīċum wīflīċum wīflīċum
Instrumental wīflīċum wīflīċum wīflīċum
Declension of wīflīċ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative wīflīċa wīflīċe wīflīċe
Accusative wīflīċan wīflīċan wīflīċe
Genitive wīflīċan wīflīċan wīflīċan
Dative wīflīċan wīflīċan wīflīċan
Instrumental wīflīċan wīflīċan wīflīċan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative wīflīċan wīflīċan wīflīċan
Accusative wīflīċan wīflīċan wīflīċan
Genitive wīflīcra, wīflīċena wīflīcra, wīflīċena wīflīcra, wīflīċena
Dative wīflīċum wīflīċum wīflīċum
Instrumental wīflīċum wīflīċum wīflīċum

Antonyms

Descendants

  • >? Middle English: wyfly, wifly, wyffely
    • English: wifely
    • Scots: wifely (obsolete)

References

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