Old English · suffix

-lice

Part of speech: suffix
IPA: /ˈliː.t͡ʃe/
Syllables: ˈliː · t͡ʃe (2 syllables)

Meaning

-ly (adverbial suffix)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -lice From Proto-Germanic *-līkê, equivalent to -līċ (adjectival suffix) + -e (adverbial suffix). Compare Old Norse -liga.

Descendants

-ly

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