unweorþlic
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From un- + weorþlīċ or unweorþ + -liċ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈunˌwe͜orθ.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈunˌwe͜orˠð.liːt͡ʃ]
Adjective
unweorþlīċ (superlative unweorþlīcost)
- of little worth, value, or importance, humble
- that has little honor, not famous or splendid, poor
- ignoble; mean, infamous, disgraceful; shameful
Declension
Declension of unweorþlīċ — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | unweorþlīċ | unweorþlīċ, unweorþlīċu, unweorþlīċo | unweorþlīċ |
| Accusative | unweorþlīcne | unweorþlīċe | unweorþlīċ |
| Genitive | unweorþlīċes | unweorþlīcre | unweorþlīċes |
| Dative | unweorþlīċum | unweorþlīcre | unweorþlīċum |
| Instrumental | unweorþlīċe | unweorþlīcre | unweorþlīċe |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | unweorþlīċe | unweorþlīċa, unweorþlīċe | unweorþlīċ, unweorþlīċu, unweorþlīċo |
| Accusative | unweorþlīċe | unweorþlīċa, unweorþlīċe | unweorþlīċ, unweorþlīċu, unweorþlīċo |
| Genitive | unweorþlīcra | unweorþlīcra | unweorþlīcra |
| Dative | unweorþlīċum | unweorþlīċum | unweorþlīċum |
| Instrumental | unweorþlīċum | unweorþlīċum | unweorþlīċum |
Declension of unweorþlīċ — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | unweorþlīċa | unweorþlīċe | unweorþlīċe |
| Accusative | unweorþlīċan | unweorþlīċan | unweorþlīċe |
| Genitive | unweorþlīċan | unweorþlīċan | unweorþlīċan |
| Dative | unweorþlīċan | unweorþlīċan | unweorþlīċan |
| Instrumental | unweorþlīċan | unweorþlīċan | unweorþlīċan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | unweorþlīċan | unweorþlīċan | unweorþlīċan |
| Accusative | unweorþlīċan | unweorþlīċan | unweorþlīċan |
| Genitive | unweorþlīcra, unweorþlīċena | unweorþlīcra, unweorþlīċena | unweorþlīcra, unweorþlīċena |
| Dative | unweorþlīċum | unweorþlīċum | unweorþlīċum |
| Instrumental | unweorþlīċum | unweorþlīċum | unweorþlīċum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “unweorþlíc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.