merily
Middle English
Alternative forms
- merely, merilye, meryely, muryely, meryly, muryly, myryly, mirilich, myrily, myriely
Etymology
Inherited from Old English myriġlīċe; equivalent to mery + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛriːliː/, /ˈmiriːliː/, /ˈmuriːliː/, /ˈmɛriliː/, /ˈmiriliː/, /ˈmiriːliːtʃ(ə)/
Adverb
merily
- Merrily, happily; with joy, gladness, and happiness.
- In a way displaying or expressing happiness or merriness.
- Showing religious ecstasy or adoration.
- (rare) Appropriately, fittingly, rightly.
- (rare) In a shining, attractive or gleaming way.
- (rare) In a fast or expeditious way.
Descendants
- English: merrily
References
- “mirīlī (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-09.