Old English · adverb
wilddeorlice
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈwild.de͜oːrˌliː.t͡ʃe/[ˈwiɫd.de͜oːrˌliː.t͡ʃe]
- Syllables
- ˈwild · de͜oːr · ˌliː · t͡ʃe (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- brutishly
Meaning
-
brutishly
-
in the manner of a wild animal
Etymology
wilddēor (“wild animal”) + -līċe, or wilddēorlīċ + -e
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