eornostlice

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

eornestlīċe

Etymology[edit]

From eornost +‎ -līċe. Cognate with Old High German ernustlīhho.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈe͜or.nostˌliː.t͡ʃe/, [ˈe͜orˠ.nostˌliː.t͡ʃe]

Adverb[edit]

eornostlīċe

earnestly, strictly, truly

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: ernestly
- English: earnestly

References[edit]

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

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