eldertongue

Old English · adverb

deorlice

Part of speech
adverb
IPA
/ˈde͜oːrˌliː.t͡ʃe/
Syllables
ˈde͜oːr · ˌliː · t͡ʃe (3 syllables)

Meaning

  1. preciously, dearly, worthily, richly, sincerely, acceptably

Etymology

From dēore + -līċe. Cognate with Old Saxon diurlīko, Old High German tiurlīhho.

Descendants

dearly

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