Etymology

bainly

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Today it means: readily, willingly; at once. Full definition →

Middle English bainly
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombainly
  2. English todaybainly

From Middle English bainly, baynly, baynely, equivalent to bain (“ready, willing”) + -ly.

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