freolic

Old English

Alternative forms

• frīlīċ

Etymology

From frēo +‎ -līċ. Cognate with Old Saxon frīlīk, Old High German frīlīh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfre͜oː.liːt͡ʃ/

Adjective

frēolīċ

1. free, freeborn, noble, ingenuous, comely, goodly

Declension

Declension of frēolīċ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	frēolīċ	frēolīċ, frēolīċu, frēolīċo	frēolīċ
Accusative	frēolīcne	frēolīċe	frēolīċ
Genitive	frēolīċes	frēolīcre	frēolīċes
Dative	frēolīċum	frēolīcre	frēolīċum
Instrumental	frēolīċe	frēolīcre	frēolīċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	frēolīċe	frēolīċa, frēolīċe	frēolīċ, frēolīċu, frēolīċo
Accusative	frēolīċe	frēolīċa, frēolīċe	frēolīċ, frēolīċu, frēolīċo
Genitive	frēolīcra	frēolīcra	frēolīcra
Dative	frēolīċum	frēolīċum	frēolīċum
Instrumental	frēolīċum	frēolīċum	frēolīċum

Declension of frēolīċ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	frēolīċa	frēolīċe	frēolīċe
Accusative	frēolīċan	frēolīċan	frēolīċe
Genitive	frēolīċan	frēolīċan	frēolīċan
Dative	frēolīċan	frēolīċan	frēolīċan
Instrumental	frēolīċan	frēolīċan	frēolīċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	frēolīċan	frēolīċan	frēolīċan
Accusative	frēolīċan	frēolīċan	frēolīċan
Genitive	frēolīcra, frēolīċena	frēolīcra, frēolīċena	frēolīcra, frēolīċena
Dative	frēolīċum	frēolīċum	frēolīċum
Instrumental	frēolīċum	frēolīċum	frēolīċum

Derived terms

• fulfrēolīċ
• ġefrēolīċ

Descendants

• Middle English: freelich, frely
  • English: freely

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “freólíc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.