leohtlice

Old English

Etymology

From lēoht +‎ -līċ +‎ -e, equivalent to lēohtlīċ +‎ -e. Cognate with Old High German līhtlīhho.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈle͜oːxtˌliː.t͡ʃe/

Adverb

lēohtlīċe

lightly, slightly, gently, easily, quickly, without trouble, effort, or force
without harshness, with little inconvenience

Descendants

Middle English: lihtliche, liȝtliche, lyghtly
- English: lightly

References

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

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