"liefly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more liefly [comparative], most liefly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English levely, levelike, lefliȝ, leofliche, from Old English lēoflīċe (“kindly, graciously, gladly, lovingly”), from Proto-Germanic *leubalīka, from Proto-Germanic *leubalīkaz, equivalent to lief + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|levely}} Middle English levely, {{inh|en|ang|lēoflīċe|t=kindly, graciously, gladly, lovingly}} Old English lēoflīċe (“kindly, graciously, gladly, lovingly”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*leubalīka}} Proto-Germanic *leubalīka, {{der|en|gem-pro|*leubalīkaz}} Proto-Germanic *leubalīkaz, {{af|en|lief|-ly|id2=adverbial}} lief + -ly Head templates: {{en-adverb}} liefly (comparative more liefly, superlative most liefly)
  1. (archaic) willingly; gladly Tags: archaic

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