Old English · adverb
mihtlice
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈmixtˌliː.t͡ʃe/[ˈmiçtˌliː.t͡ʃe]
- Syllables
- ˈmixt · ˌliː · t͡ʃe (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- mightilymightlypowerfullypossible
Meaning
-
mightily, powerfully, in power; with might
Iċ mēsan mæġ meahtelīcor
I can feed more mightily and eat as much as an old giant
Exeter Book, riddle 40 -
possible; possibly
Ða cƿæþ se Hælend, Ȝyf ðu ȝelyfan miht, ealle þinȝ synd ȝelyfedum mihtlice.
Jesus said unto him, “If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth."
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Etymology
From miht + -līċe.
Descendants
mightly
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