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Etymology

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

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eathly (comparative more eathly, superlative most eathly)

  1. (UK dialectal) In an eath or easy manner; easily; readily.
    • 1829, originally 1593, George Peele, Alexander Dyce, The Works of George Peele: The Honour of the Garter:
      Herewith the golden book gan open fair,
      And eathly! I might read their names, that next
      Went to the King []

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