-lice
Middle English
Etymology 1
Suffix
-lice
- (Early Middle English) alternative form of -ly (“adjectival suffix”)
Etymology 2
Suffix
-lice
- (Early Middle English) alternative form of -ly (“adverbial suffix”)
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-līkê, equivalent to -līċ (adjectival suffix) + -e (adverbial suffix). Compare Old Norse -liga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliː.t͡ʃe/
Suffix
-līċe
- -ly (adverbial suffix)
Derived terms
Old English terms suffixed with -lice