bealdlice

== Old English == === Alternative forms === baldlīċe === Etymology === From beald +‎ -līċe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbæ͜ɑldˌliː.t͡ʃe/, [ˈbæ͜ɑɫdˌliː.t͡ʃe] === Adverb === bealdlīċe (comparative bealdlīcor) boldly, confidently, earnestly, instantly, impudently, saucily 10th Century, Vercelli Homily X ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: baldeliche, boldeliche, boldely English: boldly === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “bealdlíce”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.