earfoþlice

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑr.foθˌliː.t͡ʃe/, [ˈæ͜ɑrˠ.voθˌliː.t͡ʃe]

Adverb

earfoþlice (earfoþlīċe)

  1. with difficulty, hardly
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      ðā Drihten ārǣrde miċelne wind, and sē ġelǣhte ealne þone līġ, and ābǣr hine tō ðǣs cyninges botle, swā þæt him ne belǣfde nān þing unforburnen, and hē sylf earfoðlīċe þām fȳre ætbærst.
      The Lord rose up a great wind, and it caught all the flame, and bore it to the king's dwelling, so that nothing unburnt to him remained, and he himself escaped from the fire with difficulty.

Adjective

earfoþlīċe

  1. inflection of earfoþlīċ:
    1. strong accusative feminine singular
    2. strong instrumental masculine/neuter singular
    3. strong nominative/accusative masculine/feminine plural
    4. weak nominative feminine/neuter singular
    5. weak accusative neuter singular
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