Etymology

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Today it means: In an attractive or manner; full of colour or detail. Full definition →

Middle English richely ← Old English rīċlīċe ← Proto-West Germanic *rīkīlīkō
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  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*rīkijalīkô
  2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*rīkīlīkō
  3. Old English · inherited fromrīċlīċe
  4. Middle English · inherited fromrichely
  5. English todayrichly

Inherited from Middle English richely, from Old English rīċlīċe, from Proto-West Germanic *rīkīlīkō, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijalīkô; by surface analysis, rich + -ly (adverbial suffix).

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