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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English geheortlīce.
Pronunciation
Adjective
hertely
- hearty
Adverb
hertely
- heartily
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Merchant's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 1241-1242:
[...] ‘Sin ye so muchel knowen of that art,
Ful hertely I pray yow telle us part.’- ‘Since you know so much of that art,
Full heartily I pray you tell us part.’
Descendants
References
- “hert(e)lī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “hert(e)lī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.