wislice

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adverb[edit]

wīslīċe

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

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: wislike, wisliche
- English: wisely

References[edit]

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

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