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† ˈwitterly, adv. Obs.
Forms: 3–5 wit(t)er-, wytter-, (3 witerr-, 4 wyter-, wit(t)ir-, wyttir-, witur-, weter-, Sc. vittir-, 5 wyt(t)ur- -yr-, wetir-, -ur-, witre-, (whiter-, wihtur-); 3–4 -like, -liche, 3–5 -li, etc. (-ly2).
[Of Scand. origin (cf. MSw. vitterliga, early Da. vitter-, vider- lige, corresp. to the respective adjs. MSw. vitterliker, chiefly neut. -likit, early Da. vitter-, viderlig clear, manifest): cf. witter a.2 and v.]
Clearly, plainly, evidently; certainly, for certain; without doubt, undoubtedly, truly.
Used esp. as a conventional addition in ME. verse, freq. with the verb wit (to know).
c1200Ormin 785 & tatt wass witerrlike soþ Þatt Godess enngell seȝȝde. Ibid. 1131 & witt tu wel þatt Latin boc Full witerrlike uss kiþeþþ, Whillc lac wass offredd forr þe preost. Ibid. 3446 [The Magi] wisstenn witerrliȝ þærþurrh þatt swillc new king wass awwnedd. c1205Lay. 17563 Þu miht ileue me inoh, for þis is witerliche soð. a1225Ancr. R. 358 Lokeð nu hu witterliche ure Louerd sulf hit witneð. c1250Gen. & Ex. 791 Egipte clerkes..hem lerede, witterlike, Astronomiȝe and arsmetike. a1300Cursor M. 2003 Þe elleuend winter was, witerli, þer after. Ibid. 16259 Sai me son quer þat þou be godd sun or nan, þat i mai wijt it witerli. c1350Leg. Rood iii. 134 And pray him me to certify Of þe oile of mercy weterly. 13..Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 1706 Wreȝande hym ful weterly with a wroth noyse. 1375Barbour Bruce x. 350 Thai that I wat vittirly Eftir my wit rehers sall I. 1393Langl. P. Pl. C. i. 11 Al þe welþe of þis worlde & þe woo boþe, Wynkyng as it were wyterly ich saw hyt. c1400Mandeville (Roxb.) x. 39 Helen wist noȝt witerly whilk was þe crosse þat Criste was done apon. c1400Destr. Troy 9180 Thies wordes, in his wo, witturly he said, Soberly to hym-selfe. c1450St. Cuthbert (Surtees) 5463 Þat ilk place Whare þe fische lay dry, Þat was cuthberts witterly. a1500Ratis Raving 3453 Suppos thai wyst It wytterly, Quhai suld that gold aw werraly. |