cuþlice

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Old English

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Etymology

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From cūþlīċ +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːθˌliː.t͡ʃe/, [ˈkuːðˌliː.t͡ʃe]

Adverb

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cūþlīċe (comparative cūþlīcor, superlative cūþlīcost)

  1. clearly, certainly
  2. openly, brazenly
    • The Legend of St. Andrew in Verse
      ...sēlre byþ ǣġhwām þæt hē ēaðmēdum ellorfūsne oncnāwe cūðlīce, swā þæt Crist bebēad þēoden þrȳmfæst.
      ...better is it for everyone that he with modesty the ready to depart should openly acknowledge, as that Christ commanded the glorious king.
  3. publicly