Old English · adverb
wyrslic
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈwyrs.liːt͡ʃ/[ˈwyrˠz.liːt͡ʃ]
- Syllables
- ˈwyrs · liːt͡ʃ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- vile
Meaning
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vile
iċ eom wyrslīcre þonne þēs wudu fūla
I am viler than this foul wood or this seaweed that lies here, cast up
Exeter Book, riddle 40
Etymology
By surface analysis, wiers (“worse”) + -līċ
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