-lice

See also: lice and líce

Middle English

Suffix

-lice

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of -ly (“adjectival suffix”)

Suffix

-lice

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of -ly (“adverbial suffix”)

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-līkê, equivalent to -līċ (adjectival suffix) + -e (adverbial suffix). Compare Old Norse -liga.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈliː.t͡ʃe/

Suffix

-līċe

-ly (adverbial suffix)

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -lice

Descendants

Middle English: -lice, -liche, -li, -ly
- English: -ly
- Scots: -lie, -ly

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