-lice

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Suffix ==== -lice (Early Middle English) alternative form of -ly (“adjectival suffix”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Suffix ==== -lice (Early Middle English) alternative form of -ly (“adverbial suffix”) == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *-līkê, equivalent to -līċ (adjectival suffix) + -e (adverbial suffix). Compare Old Norse -liga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈliː.t͡ʃe/ === Suffix === -līċe -ly (adverbial suffix) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: -lice, -liche, -li, -ly English: -ly Scots: -lie, -ly