woruldlic
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *weraldilīkaz, equivalent to woruld + -līċ. Cognate with Old High German weraltlīh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwo.ruld.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈwo.ruɫd.liːt͡ʃ]
Adjective
woruldlīċ
- worldly, earthly, natural, physical, temporal, mundane
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
- Þā brōhte sē cniht tō þām clǣnan mǣdene dēorwurþa ġimmas and woruldlīċe glenċġa and behēt hire welan ġif hēo wolde hine.
- Then the boy brought the pure maiden valuable gems and worldly decorations and promised her riches if she would [be with] him.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
- secular, civil, worldly
Declension
Declension of woruldlīċ — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | woruldlīċ | woruldlīċ, woruldlīċu, woruldlīċo | woruldlīċ |
| Accusative | woruldlīcne | woruldlīċe | woruldlīċ |
| Genitive | woruldlīċes | woruldlīcre | woruldlīċes |
| Dative | woruldlīċum | woruldlīcre | woruldlīċum |
| Instrumental | woruldlīċe | woruldlīcre | woruldlīċe |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | woruldlīċe | woruldlīċa, woruldlīċe | woruldlīċ, woruldlīċu, woruldlīċo |
| Accusative | woruldlīċe | woruldlīċa, woruldlīċe | woruldlīċ, woruldlīċu, woruldlīċo |
| Genitive | woruldlīcra | woruldlīcra | woruldlīcra |
| Dative | woruldlīċum | woruldlīċum | woruldlīċum |
| Instrumental | woruldlīċum | woruldlīċum | woruldlīċum |
Declension of woruldlīċ — Weak
Descendants
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “weoroldlíc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.