gelimplic

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. Cognate with Old High German gilimphlīh (German glimpflich), Middle Low German gelimplīk. Equivalent to ġelimp +‎ -līċ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈlimp.liːt͡ʃ/

Adjective

ġelimplīċ

1. of a happening
2. fit, suitable, meet
3. adapted to, fitted for

Usage notes

• To signify what someone or something is adapted to or fitted for, the preposition tō was used: hit wæs ġelimplīċ tō eallum þe þǣr wunodon ("it was suitable for all who lived there").

Declension

Declension of ġelimplīċ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġelimplīċ	ġelimplīċ, ġelimplīċu, ġelimplīċo	ġelimplīċ
Accusative	ġelimplīcne	ġelimplīċe	ġelimplīċ
Genitive	ġelimplīċes	ġelimplīcre	ġelimplīċes
Dative	ġelimplīċum	ġelimplīcre	ġelimplīċum
Instrumental	ġelimplīċe	ġelimplīcre	ġelimplīċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġelimplīċe	ġelimplīċa, ġelimplīċe	ġelimplīċ, ġelimplīċu, ġelimplīċo
Accusative	ġelimplīċe	ġelimplīċa, ġelimplīċe	ġelimplīċ, ġelimplīċu, ġelimplīċo
Genitive	ġelimplīcra	ġelimplīcra	ġelimplīcra
Dative	ġelimplīċum	ġelimplīċum	ġelimplīċum
Instrumental	ġelimplīċum	ġelimplīċum	ġelimplīċum

Declension of ġelimplīċ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġelimplīċa	ġelimplīċe	ġelimplīċe
Accusative	ġelimplīċan	ġelimplīċan	ġelimplīċe
Genitive	ġelimplīċan	ġelimplīċan	ġelimplīċan
Dative	ġelimplīċan	ġelimplīċan	ġelimplīċan
Instrumental	ġelimplīċan	ġelimplīċan	ġelimplīċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġelimplīċan	ġelimplīċan	ġelimplīċan
Accusative	ġelimplīċan	ġelimplīċan	ġelimplīċan
Genitive	ġelimplīcra, ġelimplīċena	ġelimplīcra, ġelimplīċena	ġelimplīcra, ġelimplīċena
Dative	ġelimplīċum	ġelimplīċum	ġelimplīċum
Instrumental	ġelimplīċum	ġelimplīċum	ġelimplīċum

Derived terms

• unġelimplīċ

References

• Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
• T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921