gastlice

Middle English

Adverb

gastlice

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of gostly (adverb)

Old English

Alternative forms

• gǣstlīċe

Etymology

From gāstlīċ +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːstˌliː.t͡ʃe/

Adverb

gāstlīċe

1. spiritually

Antonyms

• līchamlīċe (“physically”)

Descendants

• Middle English: gostly, goostely, goostli, goostliche, goostly, gostli, gostliche, gostlych; gasteli, gastely, gastli, gastlye (Northern); gastlice, gastliche, gastliȝ (Early Middle English)
  • English: ghostly
  • Scots: gaistly, ghaistly