Etymology

plightly

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Today it means: Dangerously; with peril. Full definition →

Middle English plihtliche ← Old English *plihtlīċe
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  1. Old English · inherited from*plihtlīċe“dangerously”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromplihtliche
  3. English todayplightly

From Middle English plihtliche, from Old English *plihtlīċe (“dangerously”), from plihtlīċ (“dangerous, perilous”), equivalent to plight + -ly.

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