liþig

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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).

Adjective

liþiġ

  1. pliant, supple, flexible, soft, yielding

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: lethi

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