niþerlic

Old English

Etymology

From niþer +‎ -līċ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈni.θer.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈni.ðer.liːt͡ʃ]

Adjective

niþerlīċ

  1. low
    • c. 1000, Ælfric of Eynsham (tr.), Hexameron of St. Basil:
      On ðām forman dæġe ūre drihten ġesċeōp seofonfealde weorc, ðæt wǣron ealle englas, and ðǣs lēohtes anġin, and ðæt antimber ðe hē of ġesċeōp syððan ġesċeafta, ðā upplīċan heofenan and ðā nyðerlīċan eorðan, ealle wætersċypas, and ðā wīdgillan sǣ, and ðæt uppliċe lyft, eall on anū dæġe.
      On the first day our Lord created seven works, which were: all the angels; the beginning of light; the substance from which he later made all the creatures; the high heavens; the low earth; all the bodies of water; the wide ocean; and the lofty sky, all in a single day.

Declension

Synonyms

  • unhēah

Antonyms