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

1. wisely, with wisdom, sagaciously, prudently
2. wisely, skillfully, cunningly

Derived terms

• ġewīslīċe
• unwīslīċe

Descendants

• Middle English: wislike, wisliche
  • English: wisely

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “wíslíce”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.