Etymology

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Today it means: Full of heart; cordial; from the heart; hearty Full definition →

Middle English hertly ← Old English *heortlīċ
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heartly · adjective1

  1. Old English · inherited from*heortlīċ
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhertly
  3. English todayheartly

From Middle English hertly, hertely, hertelyche, from Old English *heortlīċ, *ġeheortlīċ (attested only as an adverb: ġeheortlīċe (“thoroughly, virorously”)), equivalent to heart + -ly.

heartly · adverb2

  1. Old English · inherited fromġeheortlīċe“thoroughly; virorously”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhertly
  3. English todayheartly

From Middle English hertly, hertliche, from Old English ġeheortlīċe (“thoroughly; virorously”), equivalent to heart + -ly.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishġeheortlīċe all →

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