openlice

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *opanalīkō. Cognate with Old Saxon opanlīko, Old High German offanlīhho. Equivalent to openlīċ +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.penˌliː.t͡ʃe/

Adverb

openlīċe

1. openly, publicly
   • "Gospel of Saint John", chapter 10, verse 24

     Ðā bestōdon þā Iudeas hyne ūtan, and cwǣdon tō him, Hū lange gǣlst þū ūre līf? Sege ūs openlīce hwæþer þū Crīst sȳ.

     Then the Jew surrounded him from outside and said to him, how long do you delay our lives. Tell us openly whether you be Christ.

2. clearly
   • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy

     Nū ðū þæt swā openlīce onġiten hæfst, ne þearfe ic nū nauht swīþe ymbe þ swincan þæt ic þē mā be gode recce.

     Since thou hast so clearly understood this, I need not now greatly labour in order that I may instruct thee further concerning good;...

Descendants

• Middle English: openli
  • English: openly