Wiktionary

-lice

See also: lice and líce

Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Suffix edit

-lice

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of -ly (“adjectival suffix”)

Etymology 2 edit

Suffix edit

-lice

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of -ly (“adverbial suffix”)

Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *-līkê, equivalent to -līċ (adjectival suffix) + -e (adverbial suffix). Compare Old Norse -liga.

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-līċe

  1. -ly (adverbial suffix)

Derived terms edit

Old English terms suffixed with -lice

Descendants edit

  • Middle English: -lice, -liche, -li, -ly
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