unrihtlic
Old English
Etymology
By surface analysis, unriht + -līċ or un- + rihtlīċ
Adjective
unrihtlīċ
- unrighteous, unjust, wicked, wrongful
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
- Nū is ūs ālȳfed, þurh lārēowa ealdordōm, þæt wē dæġhwomlice, on þyssere lenctenlīċan tīde, ūre līchaman ġerēordiġan mid forhæfednysse, and sȳfernysse, and clǣnnysse. Stuntlīċe fæst sē lenctenlīċ fæsten seðe on ðisum clǣnum tīman hine sylfne mid gālnysse befȳld. Unrihtlīċ bið þæt sē crīstena mann flǣsċlīċe lustas ġefremme on ðām tīman þe hē flæsċmettas forgān sċeal.
- Now it is permitted to us, through the authority of teachers, that we feed our bodies with restraint, moderation, and modesty every day of this Lenten tide. He who performs the Lenten fast while defiling himself with lust does so foolishly. It is wicked for a Christian to indulge in carnal lusts during the time he should forgo meats.
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Declension
Declension of unrihtlīċ — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | unrihtlīċ | unrihtlīċ, unrihtlīċu, unrihtlīċo | unrihtlīċ |
| Accusative | unrihtlīcne | unrihtlīċe | unrihtlīċ |
| Genitive | unrihtlīċes | unrihtlīcre | unrihtlīċes |
| Dative | unrihtlīċum | unrihtlīcre | unrihtlīċum |
| Instrumental | unrihtlīċe | unrihtlīcre | unrihtlīċe |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | unrihtlīċe | unrihtlīċa, unrihtlīċe | unrihtlīċ, unrihtlīċu, unrihtlīċo |
| Accusative | unrihtlīċe | unrihtlīċa, unrihtlīċe | unrihtlīċ, unrihtlīċu, unrihtlīċo |
| Genitive | unrihtlīcra | unrihtlīcra | unrihtlīcra |
| Dative | unrihtlīċum | unrihtlīċum | unrihtlīċum |
| Instrumental | unrihtlīċum | unrihtlīċum | unrihtlīċum |
Declension of unrihtlīċ — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | unrihtlīċa | unrihtlīċe | unrihtlīċe |
| Accusative | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċe |
| Genitive | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan |
| Dative | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan |
| Instrumental | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan |
| Accusative | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan | unrihtlīċan |
| Genitive | unrihtlīcra, unrihtlīċena | unrihtlīcra, unrihtlīċena | unrihtlīcra, unrihtlīċena |
| Dative | unrihtlīċum | unrihtlīċum | unrihtlīċum |
| Instrumental | unrihtlīċum | unrihtlīċum | unrihtlīċum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “un-rihtlíc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.