- ceorlisc
- adj of a 'ceorl', churlish, common, rustic; adv \ceorlisce
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
ceorlisc
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churlish — churlishly, adv. churlishness, n. /cherr lish/, adj. 1. like a churl; boorish; rude: churlish behavior. 2. of a churl; peasantlike. 3. niggardly; mean. 4. difficult to work or deal with, as soil. [bef. 1000; ME cherlish, OE ceorlisc. See CHURL,… … Universalium
cierlisc — see ceorlisc … Old to modern English dictionary
cirlisc — see ceorlisc … Old to modern English dictionary
isc — adjective suffix modern ish, a suffix of adjectives, connoting the quality of the object denoted by the stem, e.g., ceorlisc churlish; cildisc childish; also connotes origin from a place or stock, e.g. Englisc, Grécisc, Iudéisc … Old to modern English dictionary
churlish — adj. surly; mean. Derivatives: churlishly adv. churlishness n. Etymology: OE cierlisc, ceorlisc f. ceorl CHURL … Useful english dictionary
