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Old English · adverb

leoflice

Part of speech
adverb
IPA
/ˈle͜oːfˌliː.t͡ʃe/
[ˈle͜oːvˌliː.t͡ʃe]
Syllables
ˈle͜oːf · ˌliː · t͡ʃe (3 syllables)
Modern English
graciouslylovingly

Meaning

  1. graciously, kindly, lovingly

Etymology

From lēoflīċ (“lovely, dear”) + -e or lēof (“dear”) + -līċe

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