Old English
Etymology
fǣrlīċ + -e
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfæːrˌliː.t͡ʃe/
Adverb
fǣrlīċe
- suddenly
10th century, The Wanderer:þonne iċ eorla līf · eal ġeondþenċe,
hū hī fǣrlīċe · flet ofġēafon,- when I think of all fighters lives,
how they suddenly left halls,