Old English · adverb
sweotollice
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈswe͜o.tolˌliː.t͡ʃe/
- Syllables
- ˈswe͜o · tol · ˌliː · t͡ʃe (4 syllables)
Meaning
clearly
Swutelīce we magon understandan þæt gehwilces rihtwises mannes sawul is heofon, þonne Crist is Godes Wisdom, and rihtwises mannes sawul is þæs wisdomes setl, and seo heofen is his setl.
Clearly we may understand that the soul of every righteous man is heaven, when Christ is God's Wisdom, and the soul of a righteous man is the seat of wisdom, and heaven is his seat.
c. 992, Ælfric, "The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost"
Etymology
From sweotollīċ + -e, from sweotol.
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