eornostlice

Old English

Alternative forms

• eornestlīċe

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

eornostlīċe

1. earnestly, strictly, truly

Descendants

• Middle English: ernestly
  • English: earnestly

References

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