leoflic

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *leubalīkaz, equivalent to lēof +‎ -līċ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle͜oːf.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈle͜oːv.liːt͡ʃ]

Adjective

lēoflīċ

1. worthy of love: lovely, lovable
2. dear

Declension

Declension of lēoflīċ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lēoflīċ	lēoflīċ, lēoflīċu, lēoflīċo	lēoflīċ
Accusative	lēoflīcne	lēoflīċe	lēoflīċ
Genitive	lēoflīċes	lēoflīcre	lēoflīċes
Dative	lēoflīċum	lēoflīcre	lēoflīċum
Instrumental	lēoflīċe	lēoflīcre	lēoflīċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lēoflīċe	lēoflīċa, lēoflīċe	lēoflīċ, lēoflīċu, lēoflīċo
Accusative	lēoflīċe	lēoflīċa, lēoflīċe	lēoflīċ, lēoflīċu, lēoflīċo
Genitive	lēoflīcra	lēoflīcra	lēoflīcra
Dative	lēoflīċum	lēoflīċum	lēoflīċum
Instrumental	lēoflīċum	lēoflīċum	lēoflīċum

Declension of lēoflīċ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lēoflīċa	lēoflīċe	lēoflīċe
Accusative	lēoflīċan	lēoflīċan	lēoflīċe
Genitive	lēoflīċan	lēoflīċan	lēoflīċan
Dative	lēoflīċan	lēoflīċan	lēoflīċan
Instrumental	lēoflīċan	lēoflīċan	lēoflīċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lēoflīċan	lēoflīċan	lēoflīċan
Accusative	lēoflīċan	lēoflīċan	lēoflīċan
Genitive	lēoflīcra, lēoflīċena	lēoflīcra, lēoflīċena	lēoflīcra, lēoflīċena
Dative	lēoflīċum	lēoflīċum	lēoflīċum
Instrumental	lēoflīċum	lēoflīċum	lēoflīċum

Descendants

• Middle English: leoflich, leflich, lefly
  • English: liefly

References

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