wislice

Old English

Etymology

From wīs +‎ -līċe. Cognate with Old Saxon wīslīko, Old High German wīslīhho.

Adverb

wīslīċe

  1. wisely, with wisdom, sagaciously, prudently.
  2. wisely, skillfully, cunningly.

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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