lenctenlic

Old English

Etymology

From lencten +‎ -līċ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlenk.ten.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈleŋk.ten.liːt͡ʃ]

Adjective

lenctenlīċ

  1. vernal, springlike
    • c. 994, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
      Rōmanisc̄e lēodan ongynnað heora ġēar æfter hǣðenum ġewunan on winterlīċere tīde. Ebrei healdað heora geares annginn on lenctenlīcre emnihte. Đā Grēcisċan onginnað hyra ġēar æt ðām sunnstede; ⁊ ða Egiptisċan on hærfest.
      The Roman people begin theirs, after the heathen custom, in the winter time. The Hebrews observe the beginning of their year on the vernal equinox. The Greeks begin their year at the solstice; and the Egyptians in the fall.
  2. Lenten

Declension

Declension of lenctenlīċ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lenctenlīċ lenctenlīċ, lenctenlīċu, lenctenlīċo lenctenlīċ
Accusative lenctenlīcne lenctenlīċe lenctenlīċ
Genitive lenctenlīċes lenctenlīcre lenctenlīċes
Dative lenctenlīċum lenctenlīcre lenctenlīċum
Instrumental lenctenlīċe lenctenlīcre lenctenlīċe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lenctenlīċe lenctenlīċa, lenctenlīċe lenctenlīċ, lenctenlīċu, lenctenlīċo
Accusative lenctenlīċe lenctenlīċa, lenctenlīċe lenctenlīċ, lenctenlīċu, lenctenlīċo
Genitive lenctenlīcra lenctenlīcra lenctenlīcra
Dative lenctenlīċum lenctenlīċum lenctenlīċum
Instrumental lenctenlīċum lenctenlīċum lenctenlīċum
Declension of lenctenlīċ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lenctenlīċa lenctenlīċe lenctenlīċe
Accusative lenctenlīċan lenctenlīċan lenctenlīċe
Genitive lenctenlīċan lenctenlīċan lenctenlīċan
Dative lenctenlīċan lenctenlīċan lenctenlīċan
Instrumental lenctenlīċan lenctenlīċan lenctenlīċan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lenctenlīċan lenctenlīċan lenctenlīċan
Accusative lenctenlīċan lenctenlīċan lenctenlīċan
Genitive lenctenlīcra, lenctenlīċena lenctenlīcra, lenctenlīċena lenctenlīcra, lenctenlīċena
Dative lenctenlīċum lenctenlīċum lenctenlīċum
Instrumental lenctenlīċum lenctenlīċum lenctenlīċum

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