gelice

Middle English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jəˈliːt͡ʃ(ə)/

Adverb

gelice

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of yliche

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *galīkē, from Proto-Germanic *galīkê, from *galīkaz + *-ê. Compare also the formations at Proto-West Germanic *galīkō. By surface analysis, ġelīċ +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈliː.t͡ʃe/

Adverb

ġelīċe

1. in the same way, alike, similarly (+ dative: to)
2. to the same degree, alike, equally
3. likewise, also, too

Conjunction

ġelīċe

1. in the same way as, just as
2. (with a hypothetical clause) just as if

Derived terms

• ġelīċe and
• onġelīċe
• unġelīċe

Descendants

• Middle English: yliche, ylyche, iliche, ilyche, ylike, ylyke, ilyke, ileche, eliche, elyche, yeliche, ilice, ȝelice, gelice, ilike, illike, elike, ylyk, elyk
  • English: alike
  • Scots: ylike, ylyke, elike, elyke
  • Yola: alike