welig
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Afrikaans
[edit]Adjective
[edit]welig (attributive welige, comparative weliger, superlative weligste)
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch welich, from Old Dutch *welag, from Proto-West Germanic *welag. Equivalent to wel + -ig.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adjective
[edit]welig (comparative weliger, superlative weligst)
Declension
[edit]Declension of welig | ||||
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uninflected | welig | |||
inflected | welige | |||
comparative | weliger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | welig | weliger | het weligst het weligste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | welige | weligere | weligste |
n. sing. | welig | weliger | weligste | |
plural | welige | weligere | weligste | |
definite | welige | weligere | weligste | |
partitive | weligs | weligers | — |
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Middle English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]welig
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of wely
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *wilig.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]welig m
Inflection
[edit]Declension of welig (strong a-stem)
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: wylow, welew, weleygh, welo, welogh, welou, wely, whilwh, wilew, wilghe, wilou, wilowh, wilwe, wylew, wylgh, wylugh, wylw
Etymology 2
[edit]Adjective
[edit]weliġ (superlative weliġost)
- wealthy, rich
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
- Sum forþþeġn wæs þā weliġ on þām lande, Florus ġehāten, and sē hæfde ġemynt mynster tō ārǣrenne and mid munecum ġesettan
- There was a certain wealthy high-ranking noble in that land named Florus, and he had a mind to establish a monastery and settle monks in it.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Declension
[edit]Declension of weliġ — Strong
Declension of weliġ — Weak
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