savely

Middle English

Alternative forms

sauflyche, saufly, safly, safliche, sauveli, savelie, saveliche, salfly

Etymology

From sauf +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsau̯fliː/, /ˈsaːv(ə)liː/, /ˈsaːf(ə)liː/, /ˈsau̯fliːtʃ(ə)/

Adverb

savely

With safety; without harm or injury:
1. Lacking danger; safely, harmlessly or in a dangerless manner.
2. Avoiding sin; in a morally sound or safe manner.
3. With no risk to one's health or fitness; healthily.
With security; without risk:
1. Guardedly; ensuring security and lack of loss.
2. For defensive purposes; in order to preempt harm.
Without doubt or unsureness; with certainness.
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Descendants

English: safely
Scots: safely

References

“sauflī (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-30.

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