trewely
Middle English
Alternative forms
- treoliche, treouliche, trewelisch
Etymology
From Old English trēowlīċe, from Proto-Germanic *triwwilīkaz; equivalent to trewe + -ly.
Adjective
trewely
- sound, safe
- true, correct
Adverb
trewely
- faithfully, honourably, with integrity
- confidently, with conviction
- carefully, cautiously
- properly, dutifully
- truly, actually
- exactly, truly
- justly, with equitableness
References
- “treulī (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-16.
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