heardlice

Old English

Alternative forms

heartlīċe

Etymology

From heard +‎ -līċe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑrdˌliː.t͡ʃe/, [ˈhæ͜ɑrˠdˌliː.t͡ʃe]

Adverb

heardlīċe

boldly, bravely, hardily
hardly, not easily, inflexibly, severely, harshly, sternly, sorely

Descendants

Middle English: hardliche, hardely
- English: hardly

References

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

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