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Etymology edit

From Old English earfoþlīc (adjective), earfoþlīce (adverb); equivalent to arveð +‎ -liche (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈarvəðliːtʃ(ə)/

Adverb edit

arveðliche (Early Middle English)

  1. With great effort, difficultly.
  2. painfully, distressfully, tortuously

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