angelik

Middle English

Alternative forms

angelyk, aungelyk, aungelik, aungellike, angelike, aungelike

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French angélique, borrowed itself from Latin angelicus, from Ancient Greek ἀγγελικός (angelikós). Some forms represent a continuation of Old English engellīċ. Equivalent to aungel +‎ -ik.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /au̯nˈdʒɛliːk/, /anˈdʒɛliːk/

Adjective

angelik

Angelic or heavenly; appropriate for an angel.
Performed or relating to angels.

Descendants

English: angelic

References

“a(u)nǧelīk (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-02.

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