gelica
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *galīkō, from *galīk (“alike, similar”) + *-ō. Equivalent to ġelīċ + -a.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editġelīca m
- an equal
- 10th century, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
- Sē rīċa besihþ on his pællenum ġierelum and cwiþ, "Nis sē loddere mid his tættecum mīn ġelīca."
- The rich man admires his expensive clothes and says, "That begger in his rags isn't my equal."
- 10th century, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
Declension
editDeclension of gelica (weak)
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Middle English: yliche
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