droflic
Old English
Etymology
From drōf + -līċ. Cognate with Old High German truoblīh (“turbid”)
Adjective
drōflīċ
- agitated, disturbed, irksome, sad.
Declension
Declension of droflic — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | drōflīċ | drōflīċu, -o | drōflīċ |
| Accusative | drōflīċne | drōflīċe | drōflīċ |
| Genitive | drōflīċes | drōflīċre | drōflīċes |
| Dative | drōflīċum | drōflīċre | drōflīċum |
| Instrumental | drōflīċe | drōflīċre | drōflīċe |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | drōflīċe | drōflīċa, -e | drōflīċu, -o |
| Accusative | drōflīċe | drōflīċa, -e | drōflīċu, -o |
| Genitive | drōflīċra | drōflīċra | drōflīċra |
| Dative | drōflīċum | drōflīċum | drōflīċum |
| Instrumental | drōflīċum | drōflīċum | drōflīċum |
Declension of droflic — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | drōflīċa | drōflīċe | drōflīċe |
| Accusative | drōflīċan | drōflīċan | drōflīċe |
| Genitive | drōflīċan | drōflīċan | drōflīċan |
| Dative | drōflīċan | drōflīċan | drōflīċan |
| Instrumental | drōflīċan | drōflīċan | drōflīċan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | drōflīċan | drōflīċan | drōflīċan |
| Accusative | drōflīċan | drōflīċan | drōflīċan |
| Genitive | drōflīċra, drōflīċena | drōflīċra, drōflīċena | drōflīċra, drōflīċena |
| Dative | drōflīċum | drōflīċum | drōflīċum |
| Instrumental | drōflīċum | drōflīċum | drōflīċum |
Descendants
- Middle English: droflic, drobli, drubli, drubly
- English: drubly
- Scots: drublie
References
- dróflíc in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary