fenlic

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fanilīk (“swampy, boggy”), equivalent to fen +‎ -līċ. Cognate with Old Saxon fenilīk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfen.liːt͡ʃ/

Adjective

fenlīċ

  1. fenlike, fenny
  2. marshy, miry, muddy, dirty

Declension

Declension of fenlīċ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fenlīċ fenlīċ, fenlīċu, fenlīċo fenlīċ
Accusative fenlīcne fenlīċe fenlīċ
Genitive fenlīċes fenlīcre fenlīċes
Dative fenlīċum fenlīcre fenlīċum
Instrumental fenlīċe fenlīcre fenlīċe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fenlīċe fenlīċa, fenlīċe fenlīċ, fenlīċu, fenlīċo
Accusative fenlīċe fenlīċa, fenlīċe fenlīċ, fenlīċu, fenlīċo
Genitive fenlīcra fenlīcra fenlīcra
Dative fenlīċum fenlīċum fenlīċum
Instrumental fenlīċum fenlīċum fenlīċum
Declension of fenlīċ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fenlīċa fenlīċe fenlīċe
Accusative fenlīċan fenlīċan fenlīċe
Genitive fenlīċan fenlīċan fenlīċan
Dative fenlīċan fenlīċan fenlīċan
Instrumental fenlīċan fenlīċan fenlīċan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fenlīċan fenlīċan fenlīċan
Accusative fenlīċan fenlīċan fenlīċan
Genitive fenlīcra, fenlīċena fenlīcra, fenlīċena fenlīcra, fenlīċena
Dative fenlīċum fenlīċum fenlīċum
Instrumental fenlīċum fenlīċum fenlīċum

Descendants

  • Middle English: *fenlich
    • ⇒? Middle English: fenliche, venliche (adverb)

References

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