liþig
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *liþugaz, equivalent to liþ + -iġ. Cognate with Dutch leeg (“empty, hollow”), German ledig (“unmarried”) and Icelandic liðugur (“flexible, supple”).
Declension
Declension of liþiġ — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | liþiġ | liþiġ | liþiġ |
| Accusative | liþiġne | liþiġe | liþiġ |
| Genitive | liþiġes | liþiġre | liþiġes |
| Dative | liþiġum | liþiġre | liþiġum |
| Instrumental | liþiġe | liþiġre | liþiġe |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | liþiġe | liþiġa, liþiġe | liþiġ |
| Accusative | liþiġe | liþiġa, liþiġe | liþiġ |
| Genitive | liþiġra | liþiġra | liþiġra |
| Dative | liþiġum | liþiġum | liþiġum |
| Instrumental | liþiġum | liþiġum | liþiġum |
Declension of liþiġ — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | liþiġa | liþiġe | liþiġe |
| Accusative | liþiġan | liþiġan | liþiġe |
| Genitive | liþiġan | liþiġan | liþiġan |
| Dative | liþiġan | liþiġan | liþiġan |
| Instrumental | liþiġan | liþiġan | liþiġan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | liþiġan | liþiġan | liþiġan |
| Accusative | liþiġan | liþiġan | liþiġan |
| Genitive | liþiġra, liþiġena | liþiġra, liþiġena | liþiġra, liþiġena |
| Dative | liþiġum | liþiġum | liþiġum |
| Instrumental | liþiġum | liþiġum | liþiġum |
Descendants
- Middle English: lethi
- English: lithy
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “līþiġ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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