þyslic

Old English

Alternative forms
  • þuslīċ, þislīċ, þyllīċ, þyliċ, þylċ

Etymology

Originally þus +‎ -līċ. Compare swelċ and hwelċ, which were formed similarly.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθys.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈθyz.liːt͡ʃ]

Pronoun

þyslīċ

  1. like this, this kind of
  2. (substantive) something like this
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 2:12
      Ealle wundrodon and þus cwǣdon, "Nǣfre wē ǣr þyslīċ ne ġesāwon."
      Everyone was amazed and said, "We've never seen anything like this before."

Coordinate terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: thilk, thulk
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