mihtlice

Old English

Alternative forms

• mihtelīċe, meahtelīċe

Etymology

From miht +‎ -līċe.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

mihtlīċe

1. mightily, powerfully, in power; with might
2. 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^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.