misselijc

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *missilīk, from Proto-Germanic *missalīkaz.

Adjective

misselijc

1. different, various
2. diverse, varied, motley
3. variable, unsure, unpredictable
4. confused
5. unfitting, wrong, shameful

Inflection

Adjective
		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative	Indefinite	misselijc	misselike	misselijc	misselike
	Definite	misselike		misselike
Accusative	Indefinite	misseliken	misselike	misselijc	misselike
	Definite			misselike
Genitive		misselijcs	misseliker	misselijcs	misseliker
Dative		misseliken	misseliker	misseliken	misseliken

Alternative forms

• messelijc (Flemish)

Descendants

• Dutch: misselijk
• Limburgish: misselik

Further reading

• “misselijc”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “misselijc (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I