hreowlice

Old English

Etymology

From hrēow +‎ -līċe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxre͜oːwˌliː.t͡ʃe/, [ˈr̥e͜oːwˌliː.t͡ʃe]

Adverb

hrēowlīċe

1. miserably, cruelly, grievously, in a way to excite pity

Descendants

• Middle English: reowliche, reuliche, rewly
  • English: ruly

References

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