mihtlice

Old English

Alternative forms

mihtelīċe, meahtelīċe

Etymology

From miht +‎ -līċe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmixtˌliː.t͡ʃe/, [ˈmiçtˌliː.t͡ʃe]

Adverb

mihtlīċe

mightily, powerfully, in power; with might
possible; possibly
- (Can we date this quote?), (Please provide the book title or journal name):
  Ða cƿæþ se Hælend, Ȝyf ðu ȝelyfan miht, ealle þinȝ synd ȝelyfedum mihtlice.
  Jesus said unto him, “If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth."

Descendants

Middle English: myȝtly, myghtely
- English: mightly

References

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

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