bealdlice

Old English

Alternative forms

• baldlīċe

Etymology

From beald +‎ -līċe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbæ͜ɑldˌliː.t͡ʃe/, [ˈbæ͜ɑɫdˌliː.t͡ʃe]

Adverb

bealdlīċe (comparative bealdlīcor)

1. boldly, confidently, earnestly, instantly, impudently, saucily
   • 10th Century, Vercelli Homily X

     Hwæt, wē nū ġehȳrdon seċġan, men ðā leofestan, hū bealdlīċe spreceð þæt dioful tō þām Hǣlende...

     Indeed, we have heard tell, dearest people, how boldly the devil will speak to the Savior...

Descendants

• Middle English: baldeliche, boldeliche, boldely
  • English: boldly

References

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