welig

Afrikaans

Adjective

welig (attributive welige, comparative weliger, superlative weligste)

1. luxuriant, lush

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch welich, from Old Dutch *welag, from Proto-West Germanic *welag. Equivalent to wel +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

welig (comparative weliger, superlative weligst)

1. luxuriant

Declension

Declension of welig
uninflected	welig
inflected	welige
comparative	weliger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		welig	weliger	het weligst het weligste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	welige	weligere	weligste
	n. sing.	welig	weliger	weligste
	plural	welige	weligere	weligste
definite		welige	weligere	weligste
partitive		weligs	weligers	—

Synonyms

• weelderig

Derived terms

• welig tieren

Middle English

Adjective

welig

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of wely

Old English

Alternative forms

• weleg, weli, wylig

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *wilig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwe.liɡ/, [ˈwe.liɣ]

Noun

welig m

1. (botany) willow

Inflection

Declension of welig (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	welig	weligas
accusative	welig	weligas
genitive	weliges	weliga
dative	welige	weligum

Related terms

• wilige

Descendants

• Middle English: wylow, welew, weleygh, welo, welogh, welou, wely, whilwh, wilew, wilghe, wilou, wilowh, wilwe, wylew, wylgh, wylugh, wylw
  • English: willow
  • Scots: willy, willie

Etymology 2

Adjective

weliġ (superlative weliġost)

1. wealthy, rich
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

     Sum forþþeġn wæs þā weliġ on þām lande, Florus ġehāten, and sē hæfde ġemynt mynster tō ārǣrenne and mid munecum ġesettan

     There was a certain wealthy high-ranking noble in that land named Florus, and he had a mind to establish a monastery and settle monks in it.

Declension

Declension of weliġ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	weliġ	weliġ	weliġ
Accusative	weliġne	weliġe	weliġ
Genitive	weliġes	weliġre	weliġes
Dative	weliġum	weliġre	weliġum
Instrumental	weliġe	weliġre	weliġe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	weliġe	weliġa, weliġe	weliġ
Accusative	weliġe	weliġa, weliġe	weliġ
Genitive	weliġra	weliġra	weliġra
Dative	weliġum	weliġum	weliġum
Instrumental	weliġum	weliġum	weliġum

Declension of weliġ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	weliġa	weliġe	weliġe
Accusative	weliġan	weliġan	weliġe
Genitive	weliġan	weliġan	weliġan
Dative	weliġan	weliġan	weliġan
Instrumental	weliġan	weliġan	weliġan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	weliġan	weliġan	weliġan
Accusative	weliġan	weliġan	weliġan
Genitive	weliġra, weliġena	weliġra, weliġena	weliġra, weliġena
Dative	weliġum	weliġum	weliġum
Instrumental	weliġum	weliġum	weliġum