leohtlice

Old English

Etymology

From lēoht +‎ -līċ +‎ -e, equivalent to lēohtlīċ +‎ -e. Cognate with Old High German līhtlīhho.

Adverb

lēohtlīċe

  1. lightly, slightly, gently, easily, quickly, without trouble, effort, or force.
  2. without harshness, with little inconvenience.

Descendants
  • Middle English: lihtliche, liȝtliche, lyghtly

References
  • leóhtlíce in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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