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Old English · adverb

swetlice

Part of speech
adverb
IPA
/ˈsweːtˌliː.t͡ʃe/
Syllables
ˈsweːt · ˌliː · t͡ʃe (3 syllables)
Modern English
sweetlycutely

Meaning

  1. sweetly

  2. cutely

Etymology

Equivalent to swēte + -līċe.

Descendants

sweetly

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