Old English · adverb
giemeleaslice
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈji͜yː.meˌlæ͜ɑːsˌliː.t͡ʃe/[ˈji͜yː.meˌlæ͜ɑːzˌliː.t͡ʃe]
- Syllables
- ˈji͜yː · me · ˌlæ͜ɑːs · ˌliː · t͡ʃe (5 syllables)
- Modern English
- carelessly
Meaning
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carelessly
Sum ċild plegode ġȳmelēaslīċe, and bearn under ānum yrnendum hwēole, and wearð tō dēaðe tōcwȳsed.
A child was playing carelessly and was crushed to death under a running wheel.
Homilies of Ælfric
Etymology
By surface analysis, ġīemelēas (“careless”) + -līċe
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