stæflic

Old English

Etymology

From stæf (“letter”) +‎ -līċ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstæf.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈstæv.liːt͡ʃ]

Adjective

stæflīċ

  1. literal
    Sēo stæflīċe āwendednes ānes wordes ne biþ simle sēo betste.
    The literal translation of a word is not always the best one.
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Second Sunday in Lent"
      Wē understandaþ þæt gāstlīċe andġiet hāliġra ġewrita, and þā Iudēiscan rǣdaþ þā stæflīcan ġereċednesse būtan andġiete.
      We understand the spiritual meaning of the Bible, and the Jews read the literal narrative without the meaning.
  2. (grammar) of or pertaining to letters
  3. literate, literary

Declension
Declension of stæflīċ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative stæflīċ stæflīċ, stæflīċu, stæflīċo stæflīċ
Accusative stæflīcne stæflīċe stæflīċ
Genitive stæflīċes stæflīcre stæflīċes
Dative stæflīċum stæflīcre stæflīċum
Instrumental stæflīċe stæflīcre stæflīċe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative stæflīċe stæflīċa, stæflīċe stæflīċ, stæflīċu, stæflīċo
Accusative stæflīċe stæflīċa, stæflīċe stæflīċ, stæflīċu, stæflīċo
Genitive stæflīcra stæflīcra stæflīcra
Dative stæflīċum stæflīċum stæflīċum
Instrumental stæflīċum stæflīċum stæflīċum
Declension of stæflīċ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative stæflīċa stæflīċe stæflīċe
Accusative stæflīċan stæflīċan stæflīċe
Genitive stæflīċan stæflīċan stæflīċan
Dative stæflīċan stæflīċan stæflīċan
Instrumental stæflīċan stæflīċan stæflīċan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative stæflīċan stæflīċan stæflīċan
Accusative stæflīċan stæflīċan stæflīċan
Genitive stæflīcra, stæflīċena stæflīcra, stæflīċena stæflīcra, stæflīċena
Dative stæflīċum stæflīċum stæflīċum
Instrumental stæflīċum stæflīċum stæflīċum

Antonyms
  • bīecnendlīċ
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