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Afrikaans
Adjective
welig (attributive welige, comparative weliger, superlative weligste)
- luxuriant, lush
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch welich, from Old Dutch *welag, from Proto-West Germanic *welag. Equivalent to wel + -ig.
Pronunciation
Adjective
welig (comparative weliger, superlative weligst)
- luxuriant
Inflection
Synonyms
Derived terms
Middle English
Adjective
welig
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of wely
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *wilig.
Pronunciation
Noun
welig m
- (botany) willow
Inflection
Declension of welig (strong a-stem)
Related terms
Descendants
- Middle English: wylow, welew, weleygh, welo, welogh, welou, wely, whilwh, wilew, wilghe, wilou, wilowh, wilwe, wylew, wylgh, wylugh, wylw
Etymology 2
Adjective
weliġ (superlative weliġost)
- wealthy, rich
Declension
Declension of weliġ — Strong
Declension of weliġ — Weak