gelic

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *galīkaz, equivalent to ġe- +‎ līċ. Cognate with Old Frisian gelīk, Old Saxon gilīk (Middle Low German gelîk), Dutch gelijk, Old High German gilīh (German gleich), Old Norse glíkr ( > English like), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (galeiks).

Cognate with Old English līċ (“body, corpse”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jeˈliːt͡ʃ/

Adjective

ġelīċ

  1. like, alike, similar

Declension
Declension of gelic — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġelīċ ġelīċu, -o ġelīċ
Accusative ġelīċne ġelīċe ġelīċ
Genitive ġelīċes ġelīċre ġelīċes
Dative ġelīċum ġelīċre ġelīċum
Instrumental ġelīċe ġelīċre ġelīċe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġelīċe ġelīċa, -e ġelīċu, -o
Accusative ġelīċe ġelīċa, -e ġelīċu, -o
Genitive ġelīċra ġelīċra ġelīċra
Dative ġelīċum ġelīċum ġelīċum
Instrumental ġelīċum ġelīċum ġelīċum
Declension of gelic — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġelīċa ġelīċe ġelīċe
Accusative ġelīċan ġelīċan ġelīċe
Genitive ġelīċan ġelīċan ġelīċan
Dative ġelīċan ġelīċan ġelīċan
Instrumental ġelīċan ġelīċan ġelīċan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġelīċan ġelīċan ġelīċan
Accusative ġelīċan ġelīċan ġelīċan
Genitive ġelīċra, ġelīċena ġelīċra, ġelīċena ġelīċra, ġelīċena
Dative ġelīċum ġelīċum ġelīċum
Instrumental ġelīċum ġelīċum ġelīċum

Derived terms

Descendants
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