† wenlichadj.

Etymology: Old English wénlic, < ween n. + -ly suffix¹. Compare Old Saxon wânlik beautiful, Middle High German wænlich, early modern German wahnlich, wähnlich probable, supposed.

Obsolete.

1. Beautiful.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [adjective]

smickerc725

faireOE

lieflyOE

sheenOE

wenlichc1000

wlitic1000

lovesomec1175

lustya1240

flourisheda1375

lovelya1400

weenc1400

beauteous1435

beautifulc1443

finec1450

pulchriousa1500

speciousa1513

shanda1525

speciosea1525

pulchrousc1540

bonny1580

beauty1598

lovelike1621

killing1634

florid1642

beautied1830

stunning1849

fairsome1862

pulchritudinous1877

beaut1894

loverly1907

c1000 Ælfric in Assman Ags. Hom. 108 Heo wæs swiðe wlitig & wenlices hiwes.

c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 29 Þe shadewe [i.e. her reflection in a mirror] hire tacheð hwu hie mai hire seluen wenlukest makien.

2. ? Worthy, excellent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > specifically of person

wenlichc1200

greatc1300

sovereignc1330

singular1485

supreme?1611

superstar1915

c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 83 And swo warð iturnd þat folc of ateliche to wenliche.

a1250 Prov. Ælfred 105 in Old Eng. Misc. 108 Þe mon þe on his youhþe yeorne leorneþ..may beon on elde wenliche lorþeu.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	wenlich
释义	† wenlichadj. Etymology: Old English wénlic, < ween n. + -ly suffix¹. Compare Old Saxon wânlik beautiful, Middle High German wænlich, early modern German wahnlich, wähnlich probable, supposed. Obsolete. 1. Beautiful. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [adjective] smickerc725 faireOE lieflyOE sheenOE wenlichc1000 wlitic1000 lovesomec1175 lustya1240 flourisheda1375 lovelya1400 weenc1400 beauteous1435 beautifulc1443 finec1450 pulchriousa1500 speciousa1513 shanda1525 speciosea1525 pulchrousc1540 bonny1580 beauty1598 lovelike1621 killing1634 florid1642 beautied1830 stunning1849 fairsome1862 pulchritudinous1877 beaut1894 loverly1907 c1000 Ælfric in Assman Ags. Hom. 108 Heo wæs swiðe wlitig & wenlices hiwes. c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 29 Þe shadewe [i.e. her reflection in a mirror] hire tacheð hwu hie mai hire seluen wenlukest makien. 2. ? Worthy, excellent. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > specifically of person wenlichc1200 greatc1300 sovereignc1330 singular1485 supreme?1611 superstar1915 c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 83 And swo warð iturnd þat folc of ateliche to wenliche. a1250 Prov. Ælfred 105 in Old Eng. Misc. 108 Þe mon þe on his youhþe yeorne leorneþ..may beon on elde wenliche lorþeu. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.c1000
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