† cherelyadv.
Obsolete.
1. Lovingly, affectionately; carefully, watchfully.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > love > [adverb]
lovelyeOE
lovesomelyOE
dearlyc1275
cherelya1375
loveredlyc1390
lovelilya1400
lovinglyc1425
flirtatiously1863
the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adverb]
welleOE
carefullya1000
wiselyc1000
redelya1250
cherelya1375
tentivelya1375
viselyc1380
curiouslya1382
namelya1382
smartlya1400
tentily?a1400
dearlyc1400
diligentlyc1400
preciously?a1425
listly?a1513
charely1545
heedely1548
accurately1549
respectively1556
heedfully1561
howfully1565
charily1577
heedily1577
charya1593
solicitously1618
a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 62 Þe cherl ful cherli þat child tok in his armes, & kest hit.
1395 J. Purvey Remonstr. (1851) 24 A wyf kepith cherli the ryng of her weddinge for love of her husbonde.
1399 W. Langland Richard Redeles iii. 203 And cherliche cheriche hem, as cheff in þe halle.
c1430 Pilgrimage of Lyf of Manhode (1869) 36 This releef j wole keepe streitliche and cheerliche.
a1450 Knt. de la Tour (1868) 38 My good arraye..that y helde so cherely that y wolde not were it in the..sondayes in the worshipe of God.
2. ? Sumptuously.
ΚΠ
c1394 P. Pl. Crede 582 And chereliche as a cheueteyne his chambre to holden Wiþ chymene and chapell.
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