soþlic

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sanþalīk, from Proto-Germanic *sanþalīkaz, equivalent to sōþ +‎ -līċ. Cognate with Old Saxon sōthlīk, Old Norse sannligr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoːθ.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈsoːð.liːt͡ʃ]

Adjective

sōþlīċ

1. true, sincere

Declension

Declension of sōþlīċ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sōþlīċ	sōþlīċ, sōþlīċu, sōþlīċo	sōþlīċ
Accusative	sōþlīcne	sōþlīċe	sōþlīċ
Genitive	sōþlīċes	sōþlīcre	sōþlīċes
Dative	sōþlīċum	sōþlīcre	sōþlīċum
Instrumental	sōþlīċe	sōþlīcre	sōþlīċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sōþlīċe	sōþlīċa, sōþlīċe	sōþlīċ, sōþlīċu, sōþlīċo
Accusative	sōþlīċe	sōþlīċa, sōþlīċe	sōþlīċ, sōþlīċu, sōþlīċo
Genitive	sōþlīcra	sōþlīcra	sōþlīcra
Dative	sōþlīċum	sōþlīċum	sōþlīċum
Instrumental	sōþlīċum	sōþlīċum	sōþlīċum

Declension of sōþlīċ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sōþlīċa	sōþlīċe	sōþlīċe
Accusative	sōþlīċan	sōþlīċan	sōþlīċe
Genitive	sōþlīċan	sōþlīċan	sōþlīċan
Dative	sōþlīċan	sōþlīċan	sōþlīċan
Instrumental	sōþlīċan	sōþlīċan	sōþlīċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sōþlīċan	sōþlīċan	sōþlīċan
Accusative	sōþlīċan	sōþlīċan	sōþlīċan
Genitive	sōþlīcra, sōþlīċena	sōþlīcra, sōþlīċena	sōþlīcra, sōþlīċena
Dative	sōþlīċum	sōþlīċum	sōþlīċum
Instrumental	sōþlīċum	sōþlīċum	sōþlīċum

Derived terms

• sōþlīċe

Descendants

• Middle English: soþeli, sothely