werlic

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *weralīkaz. Related to Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍉 (wairaleikō). Equivalent to wer +‎ -līċ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwer.liːt͡ʃ/

Adjective

werlīċ

1. male
2. manly, masculine
3. (relational) husband; marital
4. (grammar) part of the masculine 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

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	werlīċ	werlīċ, werlīċu, werlīċo	werlīċ
Accusative	werlīcne	werlīċe	werlīċ
Genitive	werlīċes	werlīcre	werlīċes
Dative	werlīċum	werlīcre	werlīċum
Instrumental	werlīċe	werlīcre	werlīċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	werlīċe	werlīċa, werlīċe	werlīċ, werlīċu, werlīċo
Accusative	werlīċe	werlīċa, werlīċe	werlīċ, werlīċu, werlīċo
Genitive	werlīcra	werlīcra	werlīcra
Dative	werlīċum	werlīċum	werlīċum
Instrumental	werlīċum	werlīċum	werlīċum

Declension of werlīċ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	werlīċa	werlīċe	werlīċe
Accusative	werlīċan	werlīċan	werlīċe
Genitive	werlīċan	werlīċan	werlīċan
Dative	werlīċan	werlīċan	werlīċan
Instrumental	werlīċan	werlīċan	werlīċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	werlīċan	werlīċan	werlīċan
Accusative	werlīċan	werlīċan	werlīċan
Genitive	werlīcra, werlīċena	werlīcra, werlīċena	werlīcra, werlīċena
Dative	werlīċum	werlīċum	werlīċum
Instrumental	werlīċum	werlīċum	werlīċum

Declension of werlīċ — Weak

Antonyms

• wīflīċ