wislice

Old English

Etymology

From wīs +‎ -līċe. Cognate with Old Saxon wīslīko, Old High German wīslīhho.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwiːsˌliː.t͡ʃe/, [ˈwiːzˌliː.t͡ʃe]

Adverb

wīslīċe

wisely, with wisdom, sagaciously, prudently
wisely, skillfully, cunningly

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: wislike, wisliche
- English: wisely

References

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

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