scearplice

Old English

Etymology

From sċearp +‎ -līċe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃæ͜ɑrpˌliː.t͡ʃe/, [ˈʃæ͜ɑrˠpˌliː.t͡ʃe]

Adverb

sċearplīċe

sharply, keenly, smartly, effectually, quickly
(of the mind) sharply, keenly
painfully

Descendants

Middle English: scharply, sharply
- English: sharply

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “scearplíce”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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