Old English · adverb
scortlice
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈʃortˌliː.t͡ʃe/[ˈʃorˠtˌliː.t͡ʃe]
- Syllables
- ˈʃort · ˌliː · t͡ʃe (3 syllables)
Meaning
shortly, before long, soon
shortly, briefly, compendiously
Sċortlīċe iċ hæbbe nū ġesǣd ymb þā þrīe dǣlas ealles þises middanġeardes...
I have now spoken about all three of this world's continents in brief...
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Etymology
From sċort + -līċe.
Descendants
shortly
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