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Old English · adverb

bismerlice

Part of speech
adverb
IPA
/ˈbis.merˌliː.t͡ʃe/
[ˈbiz.merˌliː.t͡ʃe]
Syllables
ˈbis · mer · ˌliː · t͡ʃe (4 syllables)
Modern English
irreverentlyblasphemouslycontemptuously

Meaning

  1. irreverently

  2. blasphemously

  3. contemptuously

Etymology

From bismer (“blasphemy”) + -līċe

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