different between safely vs savely

English

Etymology

From Middle English savely; equivalent to safe +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?se?fli/
• Hyphenation: safe?ly

Adverb

safely (comparative safelier or more safely, superlative safeliest or most safely)

1. In a safe manner; without risk; using caution above all else.
2. In a secure manner; without the possibility of injury or harm resulting.
   • It had been agreed that they should all meet in the big barn as soon as Mr. Jones was safely out of the way.

Translations

Anagrams

• falsey

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sauflyche, saufly, safly, safliche, sauveli, savelie, saveliche, salfly

Etymology

From sauf +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sau?fli?/, /?sa?v(?)li?/, /?sa?f(?)li?/, /?sau?fli?t?(?)/

Adverb

savely

1. With safety; without harm or injury:
   1. Lacking danger; safely, harmlessly or in a dangerless manner.
   2. Avoiding sin; in a morally sound or safe manner.
   3. With no risk to one's health or fitness; healthily.
2. With security; without risk:
   1. Guardedly; ensuring security and lack of loss.
   2. For defensive purposes; in order to preempt harm.
3. Without doubt or unsureness; with certainness.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Descendants

• English: safely
• Scots: safely

References

• “saufl?, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-30.