unlytel

Old English

Etymology

un- +‎ lȳtel (little)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈunˌlyː.tel/

Adjective

unlȳtel

  1. not little; great, large
    • Exeter Book, riddle 40
      Hefiġere iċ eom micle þonne sē hāra stān
      oþþe unlȳtel lēades clympre,
      lēohtre iċ eom micle þonne þēs lȳtla wyrm
      þe hēr on flōde gǣð fōtum dryġe.
      I am much heavier than the gray stone
      or an un-little clump of lead,
      I am much lighter than this little bug
      that walks here on the water with dry feet

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