Middle English word -lich comes from Old English -lic, Old English -līc
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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-lic | Old English (ang) | Forming adjectives denoting multiplicity (compare English -fold). Forming adjectives from nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘characteristic of, pertaining to’. |
-līc | Old English (ang) | |
-lik | Middle English (enm) |