þyslic
Old English
Alternative forms
- þuslīċ, þislīċ, þyllīċ, þyliċ, þylċ
Etymology
Originally þus + -līċ. Compare swelċ and hwelċ, which were formed similarly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθys.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈθyz.liːt͡ʃ]
Pronoun
þyslīċ
- like this, this kind of
- (substantive) something like this
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 2:12
- Ealle wundrodon and þus cwǣdon, "Nǣfre wē ǣr þyslīċ ne ġesāwon."
- Everyone was amazed and said, "We've never seen anything like this before."
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 2:12
Coordinate terms
- hwelċ
- swelċ
Descendants
- Middle English: thilk, thulk