swiþlic

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swinþalīkaz, cognate with Old Norse svinnligr (“sensible”) from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz (“strong”),[1] equivalent to swīþ +‎ -līċ. More at swith.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈswiːθ.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈswiːð.liːt͡ʃ]

Adjective

swīþlīċ

  1. immense, great, violent

Declension
Declension of swīþlīċ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative swīþlīċ swīþlīċ, swīþlīċu, swīþlīċo swīþlīċ
Accusative swīþlīcne swīþlīċe swīþlīċ
Genitive swīþlīċes swīþlīcre swīþlīċes
Dative swīþlīċum swīþlīcre swīþlīċum
Instrumental swīþlīċe swīþlīcre swīþlīċe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative swīþlīċe swīþlīċa, swīþlīċe swīþlīċ, swīþlīċu, swīþlīċo
Accusative swīþlīċe swīþlīċa, swīþlīċe swīþlīċ, swīþlīċu, swīþlīċo
Genitive swīþlīcra swīþlīcra swīþlīcra
Dative swīþlīċum swīþlīċum swīþlīċum
Instrumental swīþlīċum swīþlīċum swīþlīċum
Declension of swīþlīċ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative swīþlīċa swīþlīċe swīþlīċe
Accusative swīþlīċan swīþlīċan swīþlīċe
Genitive swīþlīċan swīþlīċan swīþlīċan
Dative swīþlīċan swīþlīċan swīþlīċan
Instrumental swīþlīċan swīþlīċan swīþlīċan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative swīþlīċan swīþlīċan swīþlīċan
Accusative swīþlīċan swīþlīċan swīþlīċan
Genitive swīþlīcra, swīþlīċena swīþlīcra, swīþlīċena swīþlīcra, swīþlīċena
Dative swīþlīċum swīþlīċum swīþlīċum
Instrumental swīþlīċum swīþlīċum swīþlīċum

References
  1. Heidermanns, Frank (1993) “swenþa-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen Primäradjektive (Studia linguistica Germanica; 33) (in German), Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 577

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