grædiglice
Old English
Alternative forms
grǣdelīċe
Etymology
From
grǣdiġ
(
“
hungry, greedy
”
)
+
-līċe
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈɡræː.dijˌliː.t͡ʃe/
Adverb
grǣdiġlīċe
eagerly
with great appetite
Descendants
Middle English:
gredyly
,
gredely
,
gredili
,
grediliche
,
gredilike
,
gredily
,
gredliche
(
Early Middle English
)
,
ꟑrediȝliȝ
(
Ormulum
)
English:
greedily
Scots:
greedily