gastlic

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From gāst +‎ -līċ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːst.liːt͡ʃ/

Adjective

gāstlīċ

  1. spiritual
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Onġietan sċeal glēaw hæle · hū gǣstlīċ bið,
      þonne ealle þisse worulde wela · wēste stondeð;
      A wise man must understand how spiritual it is
      when all wealth of this world stands empty;
  2. holy, sacred

Declension

Declension of gāstlīċ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative gāstlīċ gāstlīċ, gāstlīċu, gāstlīċo gāstlīċ
Accusative gāstlīcne gāstlīċe gāstlīċ
Genitive gāstlīċes gāstlīcre gāstlīċes
Dative gāstlīċum gāstlīcre gāstlīċum
Instrumental gāstlīċe gāstlīcre gāstlīċe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative gāstlīċe gāstlīċa, gāstlīċe gāstlīċ, gāstlīċu, gāstlīċo
Accusative gāstlīċe gāstlīċa, gāstlīċe gāstlīċ, gāstlīċu, gāstlīċo
Genitive gāstlīcra gāstlīcra gāstlīcra
Dative gāstlīċum gāstlīċum gāstlīċum
Instrumental gāstlīċum gāstlīċum gāstlīċum
Declension of gāstlīċ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative gāstlīċa gāstlīċe gāstlīċe
Accusative gāstlīċan gāstlīċan gāstlīċe
Genitive gāstlīċan gāstlīċan gāstlīċan
Dative gāstlīċan gāstlīċan gāstlīċan
Instrumental gāstlīċan gāstlīċan gāstlīċan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative gāstlīċan gāstlīċan gāstlīċan
Accusative gāstlīċan gāstlīċan gāstlīċan
Genitive gāstlīcra, gāstlīċena gāstlīcra, gāstlīċena gāstlīcra, gāstlīċena
Dative gāstlīċum gāstlīċum gāstlīċum
Instrumental gāstlīċum gāstlīċum gāstlīċum

Descendants

  • Middle English: gastliche, gastly, gostly

References

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