Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Middle English forms of wisely, wiselier (more wisely).
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Examples
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{60} stod stille ane hwile ⁊ hef hire heorte up to þe hehe healent þe iheret is in heouene. bisohte him help. ⁊ hap. ⁊ wisdom. as wisliche as al þe world is iwald
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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⁊ he wisliche [writen] awende þ̵ þeo englis {c} leoden þurh weren ilerde ·
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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So wisliche witeð ou i {n} our blod {} letunge : and holdeð ou ine swuche reste. þet ȝe longe þer efter muwen ine godes seruise þe monluker swinken. and also hwon ȝe i {} ueleð eni secnesse. vor muchel sotschipe hit is. uorto [f.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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