Etymology

sorely

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Today it means: In a sore or desperate manner. Full definition →

Middle English sorely ← Old English sārlīċ
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromsārlīċ
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsorely
  3. English todaysorely

From Middle English sorely, from Old English sārlīċ (adjective), sārlīċe (adverb); equivalent to sore + -ly.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.