gewunelic
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare German gewöhnlich.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ġewunelīċ
- normal, common, ordinary, usual
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Assumption of St. John the Apostle"
- Hit wæs gewunelic on ðam timan þæt ða ðe woldon woruld-wisdom gecneordlice leornian, þæt hí behwyrfdon heora are on gymstanum, and ða tobræcon; oððe on sumum gyldenum wecge, and ðone on sǽ awurpan; þilæs ðe seo smeaung þæra æhta hí æt þære lare hremde.
- It was common at that time for those who would sedulously learn philosophy, to change their property for gems, and break them in pieces; or for a wedge of gold, and throw it into the sea; lest the contemplation of those riches should hinder them at their study.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Assumption of St. John the Apostle"
Declension[edit]
Declension of ġewunelīċ — Strong
Declension of ġewunelīċ — Weak