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

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

unġelīċ

Related terms

Descendants

English: alike, like

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