eathly

adv

eathly

adv

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

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UK, Dialectal In an eath or easy manner; easily; readily.

  • Herewith the golden book gan open fair, And eathly! I might read their names, that next Went to the King […]1829, originally 1593, George Peele, Alexander Dyce, The Works of George Peele: The Honour of the Garter:

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