swelc
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *swalīkaz. Cognate with Old Frisian selik, Old Saxon sulik, Old Dutch sulik, Old High German sulīh, Old Norse slíkr, Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (swaleiks). Equivalent to swā -līċ.
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]swelċ
- such; like that, that kind of
- The Legend of St. Andrew
- Ġēa hlāford, and hwæt ġif iċ swelcne mann ġemēte? Hwelċe mēde sċeal iċ him behātan?
- Yes lord, and what if I find someone like that? What kind of reward should I promise them?
- c. 996, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
- Þæt wīf wundrode þæs wynsuman brǣðes, and cwæþ þæt hēo nǣfre ǣr nāht swelċes ne ġestunce.
- The woman was amazed at the delightful scent, and said she'd never smelled anything like it before.
- The Legend of St. Andrew
Declension
[edit]Declension of swelċ — Strong only
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- þyslīċ (“like this/this kind of”)