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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *swalīkaz. Cognate with Old Frisian selik, Old Saxon sulik, Old Dutch sulik, Old High German sulīh, Old Norse slíkr, Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (swaleiks). Equivalent to swā + -līċ.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
swelċ
- such; like that, that kind of
- The Legend of St. Andrew
Ġēa hlāford, and hwæt ġif iċ swelcne mann ġemēte? Hwelċe mēde sċeal iċ him behātan?- Yes lord, and what if I find someone like that? What kind of reward should I promise them?
- c. 996, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Þæt wīf wundrode þæs wynsuman brǣðes, and cwæþ þæt hēo nǣfre ǣr nāht swelċes ne ġestunce.- The woman was amazed at the delightful scent, and said she'd never smelled anything like it before.
Derived terms
See also
- þyslīċ (“like this/this kind of”)