Eathly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an eath or easy manner; easily; readily. UK, dialectal

    "Herewith the golden book gan open fair, And eathly! I might read their names, that next Went to the King […]"

Example

More examples

"Herewith the golden book gan open fair, And eathly! I might read their names, that next Went to the King […]"

Etymology

From Middle English eaðelice, eaþelic, eðeliche, eþeliche, from Old English ēaþelīce, īþelīċe, īeþelīce; equivalent to eath + -ly.

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