different between samely vs savely

English

Etymology

From same +? -ly. Compare Middle English samli (“together, with each other”, adverb).

Adjective

samely (comparative more samely, superlative most samely)

1. (dialectal) Similar; monotonous; unvaried.

Synonyms

• regular, unvarying; see also Thesaurus:steady

Related terms

• same-like

Anagrams

• Lameys, Leamys, Lemays, Maleys, Mayles, Mealys, amyles, measly, yealms

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.