waclic

Middle English

Adjective

waclic

1. Alternative form of woclic

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waikalīkaz (“weakly; weak”), equivalent to wāc (“weak”) +‎ -līċ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑːk.liːt͡ʃ/

Adjective

wāclīċ

1. poor, of little dignity or worth, paltry
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

     Sume menn syllaþ ēac ċyrċan to hȳre swāswā wāclīċe mylna...

     Some men also sell churches for hire as if they were mills of little worth...

Declension

Declension of wāclīċ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wāclīċ	wāclīċ, wāclīċu, wāclīċo	wāclīċ
Accusative	wāclīcne	wāclīċe	wāclīċ
Genitive	wāclīċes	wāclīcre	wāclīċes
Dative	wāclīċum	wāclīcre	wāclīċum
Instrumental	wāclīċe	wāclīcre	wāclīċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wāclīċe	wāclīċa, wāclīċe	wāclīċ, wāclīċu, wāclīċo
Accusative	wāclīċe	wāclīċa, wāclīċe	wāclīċ, wāclīċu, wāclīċo
Genitive	wāclīcra	wāclīcra	wāclīcra
Dative	wāclīċum	wāclīċum	wāclīċum
Instrumental	wāclīċum	wāclīċum	wāclīċum

Declension of wāclīċ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wāclīċa	wāclīċe	wāclīċe
Accusative	wāclīċan	wāclīċan	wāclīċe
Genitive	wāclīċan	wāclīċan	wāclīċan
Dative	wāclīċan	wāclīċan	wāclīċan
Instrumental	wāclīċan	wāclīċan	wāclīċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wāclīċan	wāclīċan	wāclīċan
Accusative	wāclīċan	wāclīċan	wāclīċan
Genitive	wāclīcra, wāclīċena	wāclīcra, wāclīċena	wāclīcra, wāclīċena
Dative	wāclīċum	wāclīċum	wāclīċum
Instrumental	wāclīċum	wāclīċum	wāclīċum

Derived terms

• wāclīċe
• unwāclīċ