idellice

Old English

Etymology

īdel +‎ -līċe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiː.delˌliː.t͡ʃe/

Adverb

īdellīċe

1. without cause
2. in vain

Descendants

• Middle English: ydelly, ideliche, idelle, idelliche, idely, idili, ydeliche, ydelleche, ydelliche, ydely, ydilly, ydullich
  • English: idly

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ídellíce”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.