eornostlice

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From eornost +‎ -līċe. Cognate with Old High German ernustlīhho.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈe͜or.nostˌliː.t͡ʃe/, [ˈe͜orˠ.nostˌliː.t͡ʃe]

Adverb

eornostlīċe

  1. earnestly, strictly, truly
    • Analecta Angla Saxonica
      Eornostlīċe þā sē Hǣlend ācenned wæs on Iūdeseisċre Bethleem, on þǣs cyningum dagum Herodes, þā cōmon þā tungolwītegan fram ēastdǣle tō Hierusalem.
      Truly, the Savior was born in Jewish Bethlehem, in the days of King Herod, after which the Wise Men came to Jerusalem from the east.

Descendants

  • Middle English: ernestly

References

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