hrædlic
Old English
Etymology
By surface analysis, hrǣd (“fast, quick”) + -līċ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxræːd.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈr̥æːd.liːt͡ʃ]
Adjective
hrǣdlīċ
- quick, hasty, sudden, speedy
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
- An. DCCCC.LXXVII Hēr wæs þæt myċċle ġemōt æt Kyrtlingtūne ofer Ēastron, ⁊ þǣr forðferde Sidemann bisċeop, on hrǣdlīċan dēaþe on II Kƚ. Mai. Sē wæs Defnasċire bisċeop ⁊ hē wilnode þæt his līcræst sċeolde bēon æt Cridiantūne æt his bisċeopstōle.
- Year 977 In this year there was a great assembly after Easter at Kirtlington. There passed away Bishop Sideman, with a sudden death on the calends of March. He was bishop of Devonshire, and he desired that his tomb should be at his palace in Crediton.
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Declension
Declension of hrǣdlīċ — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hrǣdlīċ | hrǣdlīċ, hrǣdlīċu, hrǣdlīċo | hrǣdlīċ |
| Accusative | hrǣdlīcne | hrǣdlīċe | hrǣdlīċ |
| Genitive | hrǣdlīċes | hrǣdlīcre | hrǣdlīċes |
| Dative | hrǣdlīċum | hrǣdlīcre | hrǣdlīċum |
| Instrumental | hrǣdlīċe | hrǣdlīcre | hrǣdlīċe |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | hrǣdlīċe | hrǣdlīċa, hrǣdlīċe | hrǣdlīċ, hrǣdlīċu, hrǣdlīċo |
| Accusative | hrǣdlīċe | hrǣdlīċa, hrǣdlīċe | hrǣdlīċ, hrǣdlīċu, hrǣdlīċo |
| Genitive | hrǣdlīcra | hrǣdlīcra | hrǣdlīcra |
| Dative | hrǣdlīċum | hrǣdlīċum | hrǣdlīċum |
| Instrumental | hrǣdlīċum | hrǣdlīċum | hrǣdlīċum |
Declension of hrǣdlīċ — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hrǣdlīċa | hrǣdlīċe | hrǣdlīċe |
| Accusative | hrǣdlīċan | hrǣdlīċan | hrǣdlīċe |
| Genitive | hrǣdlīċan | hrǣdlīċan | hrǣdlīċan |
| Dative | hrǣdlīċan | hrǣdlīċan | hrǣdlīċan |
| Instrumental | hrǣdlīċan | hrǣdlīċan | hrǣdlīċan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | hrǣdlīċan | hrǣdlīċan | hrǣdlīċan |
| Accusative | hrǣdlīċan | hrǣdlīċan | hrǣdlīċan |
| Genitive | hrǣdlīcra, hrǣdlīċena | hrǣdlīcra, hrǣdlīċena | hrǣdlīcra, hrǣdlīċena |
| Dative | hrǣdlīċum | hrǣdlīċum | hrǣdlīċum |
| Instrumental | hrǣdlīċum | hrǣdlīċum | hrǣdlīċum |
Derived terms
Synonyms
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “hrǽd-líc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.