swetlice

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to swēte +‎ -līċe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsweːtˌliː.t͡ʃe/

Adverb

swētlīċe

1. sweetly
2. cutely

Synonyms

• swōte

Descendants

• Middle English: sweteliche, swetely, swetly
  • English: sweetly

References

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