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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *galimpalīk. Cognate with Old High German gilimphlīh (German glimpflich), Middle Low German gelimplīk. Equivalent to ġelimp + -līċ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ġelimplīċ
- of a happening
- fit, suitable, meet
- adapted to, fitted for
Usage notes
- To signify what someone or something is adapted to or fitted for, the preposition tō was used: hit wæs ġelimplīċ tō eallum þe þǣr wunodon ("it was suitable for all who lived there").
Declension
Declension of ġelimplīċ — Strong
Declension of ġelimplīċ — Weak
Derived terms
References
- Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
- T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921