trewely

Middle English

Alternative forms

treoliche, treouliche, trewelisch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Early ME) IPA^(key): /trøːwəlitʃ/
IPA^(key): /triu(ə)litʃ/, /triu(ə)liː/

Adjective

trewely

sound, safe
true, correct

Adverb

trewely

faithfully, honourably, with integrity
confidently, with conviction
carefully, cautiously
properly, dutifully
truly, actually
exactly, truly
justly, with equitableness

Descendants

English: truly
Scots: truly

References

“treulī (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-16.

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