luflic

Old English

Etymology

Probably an alteration of older lēoflīċ. Equivalent to lufu +‎ -līċ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluf.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈluv.liːt͡ʃ]

Adjective

luflīċ

1. worthy of love; lovable
2. amiable; pleasant; likable; lovely; dear

Declension

Declension of luflīċ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	luflīċ	luflīċ, luflīċu, luflīċo	luflīċ
Accusative	luflīcne	luflīċe	luflīċ
Genitive	luflīċes	luflīcre	luflīċes
Dative	luflīċum	luflīcre	luflīċum
Instrumental	luflīċe	luflīcre	luflīċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	luflīċe	luflīċa, luflīċe	luflīċ, luflīċu, luflīċo
Accusative	luflīċe	luflīċa, luflīċe	luflīċ, luflīċu, luflīċo
Genitive	luflīcra	luflīcra	luflīcra
Dative	luflīċum	luflīċum	luflīċum
Instrumental	luflīċum	luflīċum	luflīċum

Declension of luflīċ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	luflīċa	luflīċe	luflīċe
Accusative	luflīċan	luflīċan	luflīċe
Genitive	luflīċan	luflīċan	luflīċan
Dative	luflīċan	luflīċan	luflīċan
Instrumental	luflīċan	luflīċan	luflīċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	luflīċan	luflīċan	luflīċan
Accusative	luflīċan	luflīċan	luflīċan
Genitive	luflīcra, luflīċena	luflīcra, luflīċena	luflīcra, luflīċena
Dative	luflīċum	luflīċum	luflīċum
Instrumental	luflīċum	luflīċum	luflīċum

Derived terms

• luflīċe

Descendants

• Middle English: lovely, lofly, loveli, lovelich, loveliche, lovelie, lovelyche, lovly, lufely, luffly, lufli, lufly, luflych; luflich, luvelich (Early Middle English)
  • English: lovely
  • Scots: luely