drihtenlic
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdrix.ten.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈdriç.ten.liːt͡ʃ]
Adjective
drihtenlīċ
- belonging to the lord, lordly
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- Ɖa wæs ymb tū hund wintra ⁊ syx ⁊ hundeahtatiġ æfter þǣre Drihtenlīcan mennysċnysse, þat Dioclitianus cāsere, sē wæs frām Agustō ðridde ēac ðrittiġum, sē hæfde twentiġ wintra rīċe.
- It was about two hundred and eighty-six years after the Lordly Incarnation that Emperor Diocletian, who was the thirty-third emperor from Augustus, reigned for twenty years.
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension
Declension of drihtenlīċ — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | drihtenlīċ | drihtenlīċ, drihtenlīċu, drihtenlīċo | drihtenlīċ |
| Accusative | drihtenlīcne | drihtenlīċe | drihtenlīċ |
| Genitive | drihtenlīċes | drihtenlīcre | drihtenlīċes |
| Dative | drihtenlīċum | drihtenlīcre | drihtenlīċum |
| Instrumental | drihtenlīċe | drihtenlīcre | drihtenlīċe |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | drihtenlīċe | drihtenlīċa, drihtenlīċe | drihtenlīċ, drihtenlīċu, drihtenlīċo |
| Accusative | drihtenlīċe | drihtenlīċa, drihtenlīċe | drihtenlīċ, drihtenlīċu, drihtenlīċo |
| Genitive | drihtenlīcra | drihtenlīcra | drihtenlīcra |
| Dative | drihtenlīċum | drihtenlīċum | drihtenlīċum |
| Instrumental | drihtenlīċum | drihtenlīċum | drihtenlīċum |
Declension of drihtenlīċ — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | drihtenlīċa | drihtenlīċe | drihtenlīċe |
| Accusative | drihtenlīċan | drihtenlīċan | drihtenlīċe |
| Genitive | drihtenlīċan | drihtenlīċan | drihtenlīċan |
| Dative | drihtenlīċan | drihtenlīċan | drihtenlīċan |
| Instrumental | drihtenlīċan | drihtenlīċan | drihtenlīċan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | drihtenlīċan | drihtenlīċan | drihtenlīċan |
| Accusative | drihtenlīċan | drihtenlīċan | drihtenlīċan |
| Genitive | drihtenlīcra, drihtenlīċena | drihtenlīcra, drihtenlīċena | drihtenlīcra, drihtenlīċena |
| Dative | drihtenlīċum | drihtenlīċum | drihtenlīċum |
| Instrumental | drihtenlīċum | drihtenlīċum | drihtenlīċum |
Descendants
- Middle English: drihtenlice
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Drihtenlic”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.