syferlic

Old English

Etymology

From sȳfre +‎ -līċ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsyː.ferˌliːt͡ʃ/, [ˈsyː.verˌliːt͡ʃ]

Adjective

sȳferlīċ

1. sober, moderate
2. neat, clean

Declension

Declension of sȳferlīċ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sȳferlīċ	sȳferlīċ, sȳferlīċu, sȳferlīċo	sȳferlīċ
Accusative	sȳferlīcne	sȳferlīċe	sȳferlīċ
Genitive	sȳferlīċes	sȳferlīcre	sȳferlīċes
Dative	sȳferlīċum	sȳferlīcre	sȳferlīċum
Instrumental	sȳferlīċe	sȳferlīcre	sȳferlīċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sȳferlīċe	sȳferlīċa, sȳferlīċe	sȳferlīċ, sȳferlīċu, sȳferlīċo
Accusative	sȳferlīċe	sȳferlīċa, sȳferlīċe	sȳferlīċ, sȳferlīċu, sȳferlīċo
Genitive	sȳferlīcra	sȳferlīcra	sȳferlīcra
Dative	sȳferlīċum	sȳferlīċum	sȳferlīċum
Instrumental	sȳferlīċum	sȳferlīċum	sȳferlīċum

Declension of sȳferlīċ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sȳferlīċa	sȳferlīċe	sȳferlīċe
Accusative	sȳferlīċan	sȳferlīċan	sȳferlīċe
Genitive	sȳferlīċan	sȳferlīċan	sȳferlīċan
Dative	sȳferlīċan	sȳferlīċan	sȳferlīċan
Instrumental	sȳferlīċan	sȳferlīċan	sȳferlīċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sȳferlīċan	sȳferlīċan	sȳferlīċan
Accusative	sȳferlīċan	sȳferlīċan	sȳferlīċan
Genitive	sȳferlīcra, sȳferlīċena	sȳferlīcra, sȳferlīċena	sȳferlīcra, sȳferlīċena
Dative	sȳferlīċum	sȳferlīċum	sȳferlīċum
Instrumental	sȳferlīċum	sȳferlīċum	sȳferlīċum

Derived terms

• unsȳferlīċ

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sȳferlīċ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• John R. Clark Hall (1916) “syferlic”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan