scearplice

Old English

Etymology

From sċearp +‎ -līċe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃæ͜ɑrpˌliː.t͡ʃe/, [ˈʃæ͜ɑrˠpˌliː.t͡ʃe]

Adverb

sċearplīċe

1. sharply, keenly, smartly, effectually, quickly
2. (of the mind) sharply, keenly
3. painfully

Descendants

• Middle English: scharply, sharply
  • English: sharply

References

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