freolice

Old English

Etymology

From frēo +‎ -līċe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfre͜oːˌliː.t͡ʃe/

Adverb

frēolīċe

freely, without hindrance, with impunity, with freedom from control or rule
willingly, without constraint, restraint, or reluctance
nobly, splendidly

Descendants

Middle English: freeliche, frely
- English: freely

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “freólíce”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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