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

1. Merrily, happily; with joy, gladness, and happiness.
2. In a way displaying or expressing happiness or merriness.
3. Showing religious ecstasy or adoration.
4. (rare) Appropriately, fittingly, rightly.
5. (rare) In a shining, attractive or gleaming way.
6. (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.