scamlic

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċeamlīċ, sċomlīċ

Etymology

From sċamu +‎ -līċ. Cognate with Old High German scamalīh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑm.liːt͡ʃ/

Adjective

sċamlīċ

1. modest, bashful
2. shameful, base, disgraceful

Declension

Declension of sċamlīċ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sċamlīċ	sċamlīċ, sċamlīċu, sċamlīċo	sċamlīċ
Accusative	sċamlīcne	sċamlīċe	sċamlīċ
Genitive	sċamlīċes	sċamlīcre	sċamlīċes
Dative	sċamlīċum	sċamlīcre	sċamlīċum
Instrumental	sċamlīċe	sċamlīcre	sċamlīċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sċamlīċe	sċamlīċa, sċamlīċe	sċamlīċ, sċamlīċu, sċamlīċo
Accusative	sċamlīċe	sċamlīċa, sċamlīċe	sċamlīċ, sċamlīċu, sċamlīċo
Genitive	sċamlīcra	sċamlīcra	sċamlīcra
Dative	sċamlīċum	sċamlīċum	sċamlīċum
Instrumental	sċamlīċum	sċamlīċum	sċamlīċum

Declension of sċamlīċ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sċamlīċa	sċamlīċe	sċamlīċe
Accusative	sċamlīċan	sċamlīċan	sċamlīċe
Genitive	sċamlīċan	sċamlīċan	sċamlīċan
Dative	sċamlīċan	sċamlīċan	sċamlīċan
Instrumental	sċamlīċan	sċamlīċan	sċamlīċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sċamlīċan	sċamlīċan	sċamlīċan
Accusative	sċamlīċan	sċamlīċan	sċamlīċan
Genitive	sċamlīcra, sċamlīċena	sċamlīcra, sċamlīċena	sċamlīcra, sċamlīċena
Dative	sċamlīċum	sċamlīċum	sċamlīċum
Instrumental	sċamlīċum	sċamlīċum	sċamlīċum

Derived terms

• unsċamlīċ

Descendants

• Middle English: scheomelich, schamely

References

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