Old English · adverb
cuþlice
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈkuːθˌliː.t͡ʃe/[ˈkuːðˌliː.t͡ʃe]
- Syllables
- ˈkuːθ · ˌliː · t͡ʃe (3 syllables)
Meaning
clearly, certainly
openly, brazenly
...sēlre byþ ǣġhwām þæt hē ēaðmēdum ellorfūsne oncnāwe cūðlīce, swā þæt Crist bebēad þēoden þrȳmfæst.
...better is it for everyone that he with modesty the ready to depart should openly acknowledge, as that Christ commanded the glorious king.
The Legend of St. Andrew in Versepublicly
...cūðlīce ætēowode maneġum mannum, swā swā Matheus āwrāt.
...and publicly appeared to many men, as Matthew has written.
c. 992, Ælfric, "Palm Sunday. On The Lord's Passion"
Etymology
From cūþlīċ + -e.
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