heardlice

Old English

Alternative forms

• heartlīċe

Etymology

From heard +‎ -līċe.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

heardlīċe

1. boldly, bravely, hardily
2. 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^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.