festlich
German
editEtymology
editFest + -lich. Compare English feastly.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
editfestlich (strong nominative masculine singular festlicher, comparative festlicher, superlative am festlichsten)
Declension
editPositive forms of festlich
Comparative forms of festlich
Superlative forms of festlich
Further reading
editMiddle English
editEtymology
editfest + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editfestlich
- festive; fond of festivity
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Squire's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 280-281:
- He moste han knowen love and his servyse,
And been a festlich man as fresh as May, [...]- He must have known love and its service,
And be a convivial man as gay as May, [...]
- He must have known love and its service,
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Squire's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 280-281:
Descendants
edit- English: feastly