unlytel
Old English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈunˌlyː.tel/
Adjective
unlȳtel
- 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
- I am much heavier than the gray stone
- Exeter Book, riddle 40
Declension
Declension of unlȳtel — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | unlȳtel | unlȳtelu, unlȳtlu, unlȳtelo, unlȳtlo | unlȳtel |
| Accusative | unlȳtelne | unlȳtele, unlȳtle | unlȳtel |
| Genitive | unlȳteles, unlȳtles | unlȳtelre | unlȳteles, unlȳtles |
| Dative | unlȳtelum, unlȳtlum | unlȳtelre | unlȳtelum, unlȳtlum |
| Instrumental | unlȳtele, unlȳtle | unlȳtelre | unlȳtele, unlȳtle |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | unlȳtele, unlȳtle | unlȳtela, unlȳtla, unlȳtele, unlȳtle | unlȳtelu, unlȳtlu, unlȳtelo, unlȳtlo |
| Accusative | unlȳtele, unlȳtle | unlȳtela, unlȳtla, unlȳtele, unlȳtle | unlȳtelu, unlȳtlu, unlȳtelo, unlȳtlo |
| Genitive | unlȳtelra | unlȳtelra | unlȳtelra |
| Dative | unlȳtelum, unlȳtlum | unlȳtelum, unlȳtlum | unlȳtelum, unlȳtlum |
| Instrumental | unlȳtelum, unlȳtlum | unlȳtelum, unlȳtlum | unlȳtelum, unlȳtlum |
Declension of unlȳtel — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | unlȳtela, unlȳtla | unlȳtele, unlȳtle | unlȳtele, unlȳtle |
| Accusative | unlȳtelan, unlȳtlan | unlȳtelan, unlȳtlan | unlȳtele, unlȳtle |
| Genitive | unlȳtelan, unlȳtlan | unlȳtelan, unlȳtlan | unlȳtelan, unlȳtlan |
| Dative | unlȳtelan, unlȳtlan | unlȳtelan, unlȳtlan | unlȳtelan, unlȳtlan |
| Instrumental | unlȳtelan, unlȳtlan | unlȳtelan, unlȳtlan | unlȳtelan, unlȳtlan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | unlȳtelan, unlȳtlan | unlȳtelan, unlȳtlan | unlȳtelan, unlȳtlan |
| Accusative | unlȳtelan, unlȳtlan | unlȳtelan, unlȳtlan | unlȳtelan, unlȳtlan |
| Genitive | unlȳtelra, unlȳtelena, unlȳtlena | unlȳtelra, unlȳtelena, unlȳtlena | unlȳtelra, unlȳtelena, unlȳtlena |
| Dative | unlȳtelum, unlȳtlum | unlȳtelum, unlȳtlum | unlȳtelum, unlȳtlum |
| Instrumental | unlȳtelum, unlȳtlum | unlȳtelum, unlȳtlum | unlȳtelum, unlȳtlum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “un-lytel”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.