Hete-líce

Old English Dictionary Entry

Hete-líce

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: Fiercely, violently, vehemently

Definitions

1 hete-líce

ad:-- Hetelíce mordicus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 5. Hine hetelíce swung [cf. Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 13 mid grimmum swingum swong] scourged him vehemently, Chr. 616; Erl. 23, 3. Ús Godes yrre hetelíce on sitt, God's anger presses on us fiercely. Swt. A. S. Rdr. 108, 109. Hit sáh hetelíce swíðe it sank with great violence, Homl. Th. ii. 508, 34. Hé hine hetelíce þídde he stabbed him violently, Jud. 3, 21: Homl. Th. i. 452, 14: H. R 107, 7. Highetelíce slóh and nán þing ne beiǽfde lybbende on him smote them fiercely and left no thing living among them, Jos. 11, 8. Á hetelíce stýre ðam ðe þwyres willan ever to punish those severely that desire perverseness, L. I. P. 2; Th. ii. 304, 17. hetelice,hete-lice

Runic Inscription

ᚻᛖᛏᛖ-ᛚᛁᚳᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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