Old English · adverb
manlice
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈmɑnˌliː.t͡ʃe/
- Syllables
- ˈmɑn · ˌliː · t͡ʃe (3 syllables)
Meaning
courageously, nobly (in a person-befitting way, contrasting with reasonless, timid animals such as rats)
Etymology
Derived from an unattested adjective *manlīċ. Equivalent to *manlīċ + -e or mann + -līċe.
Descendants
manly
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