Old English · adverb
eornostlice
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈe͜or.nostˌliː.t͡ʃe/[ˈe͜orˠ.nostˌliː.t͡ʃe]
- Syllables
- ˈe͜or · nost · ˌliː · t͡ʃe (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- earnestlystrictly
Meaning
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earnestly, strictly, truly
Eornostlīċe þā sē Hǣlend ācenned wæs on Iūdeseisċre Bethleem, on þǣs cyningum dagum Herodes, þā cōmon þā tungolwītegan fram ēastdǣle tō Hierusalem.
Truly, the Savior was born in Jewish Bethlehem, in the days of King Herod, after which the Wise Men came to Jerusalem from the east.
Analecta Angla Saxonica
Etymology
From eornost + -līċe. Cognate with Old High German ernustlīhho.
Descendants
earnestly
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