sellic

Middle English

Adjective

sellic

1. Alternative form of selly

Adverb

sellic

1. Alternative form of selly

Noun

sellic

1. Alternative form of selly

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Old English

Alternative forms

• seldlīċ, syllīċ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *seldalīkaz, equivalent to seld +‎ -līċ. Cognate with Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (sildaleiks).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsel.liːt͡ʃ/

Adjective

sellīċ

1. strange, fantastic, marvellous, extraordinary
2. excellent, wonderful, marvellous

Declension

Declension of sellīċ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sellīċ	sellīċ, sellīċu, sellīċo	sellīċ
Accusative	sellīcne	sellīċe	sellīċ
Genitive	sellīċes	sellīcre	sellīċes
Dative	sellīċum	sellīcre	sellīċum
Instrumental	sellīċe	sellīcre	sellīċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sellīċe	sellīċa, sellīċe	sellīċ, sellīċu, sellīċo
Accusative	sellīċe	sellīċa, sellīċe	sellīċ, sellīċu, sellīċo
Genitive	sellīcra	sellīcra	sellīcra
Dative	sellīċum	sellīċum	sellīċum
Instrumental	sellīċum	sellīċum	sellīċum

Declension of sellīċ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sellīċa	sellīċe	sellīċe
Accusative	sellīċan	sellīċan	sellīċe
Genitive	sellīċan	sellīċan	sellīċan
Dative	sellīċan	sellīċan	sellīċan
Instrumental	sellīċan	sellīċan	sellīċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sellīċan	sellīċan	sellīċan
Accusative	sellīċan	sellīċan	sellīċan
Genitive	sellīcra, sellīċena	sellīcra, sellīċena	sellīcra, sellīċena
Dative	sellīċum	sellīċum	sellīċum
Instrumental	sellīċum	sellīċum	sellīċum

Descendants

• Middle English: selly, sellich, sillich, sullich, seollich
  • Scots: selly, silly
  • English: selly