Etymology

orpedly

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Today it means: Boldly; bravely; stoutly. Full definition →

Middle English orpedliche ← Old English orpedlīċe
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  1. Old English · inherited fromorpedlīċe“boldly, clearly, definitely”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromorpedliche
  3. English todayorpedly

From Middle English orpedliche, orpedly, from Old English orpedlīċe (“boldly, clearly, definitely”), equivalent to orped + -ly.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.