bealdlice
Appearance
Old English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]bealdlīċe (comparative bealdlīcor)
- boldly, confidently, earnestly, instantly, impudently, saucily
- 10th Century, Vercelli Homily X
- Hwæt, wē nū ġehȳrdon seċġan, men ðā leofestan, hū bealdlīċe spreceð þæt dioful tō þām Hǣlende...
- Indeed, we have heard tell, dearest people, how boldly the devil will speak to the Savior...
- 10th Century, Vercelli Homily X
Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: baldeliche, boldeliche, boldely
- English: boldly
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “bealdlíce”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.