trewely

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • treoliche, treouliche, trewelisch

Etymology

From Old English trēowlīċe, from Proto-Germanic *triwwilīkaz; equivalent to trewe +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • (Early Middle English) IPA(key): /ˈtrøːwəliːtʃ(ə)/
  • IPA(key): /ˈtriu̯(ə)liːtʃ(ə)/, /ˈtriu̯(ə)liː/

Adjective

trewely

  1. sound, safe
  2. true, correct

Adverb

trewely

  1. faithfully, honourably, with integrity
  2. confidently, with conviction
  3. carefully, cautiously
  4. properly, dutifully
  5. truly, actually
  6. exactly, truly
  7. justly, with equitableness

Descendants

  • English: truly
  • Scots: truly

References

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