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hwæt-líce

  • adverb
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Grammar
hwæt-líce, adv.
Wright's OE grammar
§553;
Quickly, speedily
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  • Gehýr mé hwætlíce

    exaudi me,

    • Ps. Th. 137, 4.
  • Hwætlícor

    citius,

    • Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 23.
Etymology
[
Icel. hvat-liga quickly.
]
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Word-wheel

  • hwæt-líce, adv.