soþlice

Old English

Alternative forms

• sōðlīċe — edh spelling

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sanþalīkā, a variant of *sanþalīkō, equivalent to sōþ +‎ -līċe, or sōþlīċ +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoːθˌliː.t͡ʃe/, [ˈsoːðˌliː.t͡ʃe]

Adverb

sōþlīċe

1. truly, really, certainly
2. (indefinite) indeed, surely, truly
3. (Christianity) amen

Synonyms

• witodlīċe

Descendants

• Middle English: soþliche, sothly
  • English: soothly (adverb)

Conjunction

sōþlīċe

1. now, then, for

Synonyms

• eornostlīċe

References

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