heardlice

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

heartlīċe

Etymology[edit]

From heard +‎ -līċe.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑrdˌliː.t͡ʃe/, [ˈhæ͜ɑrˠdˌliː.t͡ʃe]

Adverb[edit]

heardlīċe

boldly, bravely, hardily
hardly, not easily, inflexibly, severely, harshly, sternly, sorely

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: hardliche, hardely
- English: hardly

References[edit]

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

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