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Old English
Etymology
From stæf (“letter”) + -līċ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
stæflīċ
- literal
Sēo stæflīċe āwendednes ānes wordes ne biþ simle sēo betste.- The literal translation of a word is not always the best one.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Second Sunday in Lent"
Wē understandaþ þæt gāstlīċe andġiet hāliġra ġewrita, and þā Iudēiscan rǣdaþ þā stæflīcan ġereċednesse būtan andġiete.- We understand the spiritual meaning of the Bible, and the Jews read the literal narrative without the meaning.
- (grammar) of or pertaining to letters
- literate, literary
Declension
Declension of stæflīċ — Strong
Declension of stæflīċ — Weak
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