hrædlic

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, hrǣd (fast, quick) +‎ -līċ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxræːd.liːt͡ʃ/, [ˈr̥æːd.liːt͡ʃ]

Adjective

hrǣdlīċ

  1. quick, hasty, sudden, speedy
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCCC.LXXVII Hēr wæs þæt myċċle ġemōt æt Kyrtlingtūne ofer Ēastron, ⁊ þǣr forðferde Sidemann bisċeop, on hrǣdlīċan dēaþe on II Kƚ. Mai. Sē wæs Defnasċire bisċeop ⁊ hē wilnode þæt his līcræst sċeolde bēon æt Cridiantūne æt his bisċeopstōle.
      Year 977 In this year there was a great assembly after Easter at Kirtlington. There passed away Bishop Sideman, with a sudden death on the calends of March. He was bishop of Devonshire, and he desired that his tomb should be at his palace in Crediton.

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