wislice

Old English

Etymology

From wīs +‎ -līċe or wīslīċ +‎ -e. Cognate with Old Saxon wīslīko, Old High German wīslīhho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiːs.liː.ke/, [ˈwiːz.liː.ke]

Adverb

wīslīċe

1. wisely, with wisdom, sagaciously, prudently
2. wisely, skillfully, cunningly

Derived terms

• ġewīslīċe
• unwīslīċe

Descendants

• Middle English: wislike, wisliche
  • English: wisely

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “wíslíce”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.