leohtlice

Old English

Etymology

From lēoht +‎ -līċ +‎ -e, equivalent to lēohtlīċ +‎ -e. Cognate with Old High German līhtlīhho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle͜oːxtˌliː.t͡ʃe/

Adverb

lēohtlīċe

1. lightly, slightly, gently, easily, quickly, without trouble, effort, or force
2. without harshness, with little inconvenience

Descendants

• Middle English: lihtliche, liȝtliche, lyghtly
  • English: lightly

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “leóhtlíce”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.