syferlice

Old English

Etymology

From sȳfre +‎ -līċe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsyː.ferˌliː.t͡ʃe/, [ˈsyː.verˌliː.t͡ʃe]

Adverb

sȳferlīċe

cleanly, purely
soberly, prudently, circumspectly

References

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

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