Etymology

gradely

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Middle English graythely ← Old Norse greiðligr
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gradely · adjective1

  1. Old Norse · derived fromgreiðligr
  2. Middle English · inherited fromgraythely
  3. English todaygradely

From earlier graithly, from Middle English graythely, greiþli, greiðlic, from Old Norse greiðligr, equivalent to graith + -ly.

gradely · adverb2

  1. Old Norse · derived fromgreiðliga
  2. Middle English · inherited fromgraythely
  3. English todaygradely

From earlier graithly, from Middle English graythely, graydly, graitheli, graithlich, grathliche, graythelyche, from Old Norse greiðliga, equivalent to graith + -ly.

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