liþig
Old English
adj
Definitions
- pliant, supple, flexible, soft, yielding
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz (unoccupied, flexible, free) suffix from Old English liþ (limb, member, joint, point, tip of finger, join, tip).
Origin
Old English
liþ
Gloss
limb, member, joint, point, tip of finger, join, tip
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- erledigen German
- ledig German
- leeg Dutch, Flemish
- leeghoofd Dutch, Flemish
- leeglopen Dutch, Flemish
- leegmaken Dutch, Flemish
- leegte Dutch, Flemish
- *liþugaz Proto-Germanic
- *liþuz Proto-Germanic
- liþ Old English
- liþiġ Old English
- lith Middle English
- lyth Middle English
- liðugr Old Norse
- liðugur Icelandic
- lēdich Middle Dutch
- *lidig Old High German
- leeg Afrikaans
- ledec Middle High German
- ledic Middle High German
- lëdic, lëdec Middle High German
- *liþu gmw-pro
- *lithag Old Dutch
- *lithig Old Dutch
- lith Scots
- laeg Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish