Etymology

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Today it means: Cleverly; smartly; bravely; quickly; speedily; soon. Full definition →

Middle English tidely ← Old English tīdlīċe
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  1. Old English · inherited fromtīdlīċe“for a time; temporarily; conveniently; seasonably; in time; early; soon; quickly”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtidely
  3. English todaytidely

From Middle English tidely, tydely, tidliche, from Old English tīdlīċe (“for a time; temporarily; conveniently; seasonably; in time; early; soon; quickly”), equivalent to tide + -ly. Cognate with Saterland Frisian tiedelk, Dutch tijdelijk, German Low German tiedelk, German zeitlich, Danish tidlig, Icelandic tíðlegur.

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