earnestlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈəːnᵻstli/, U.S.

/ˈərnəs(t)li/

Forms: Old English earnostlice (rare), Old English earnustlice (rare), Old English eorneslice (rare), Old English eornnestlice, Old English eornustlice, Old English eorstnolice (transmission error), Old English ernnostlice, Old English ernostlice, Old English geornostlice (rare), Old English geornustlice (rare), Old English heornostlice (rare), Old English–early Middle English eornestlice, Old English–early Middle English eornostlice, late Old English eornnostlice, early Middle English eornoslice, early Middle English eornstlice, early Middle English ernestlice, early Middle English gernestlice, early Middle English ornestlyce, early Middle English ornoslice, Middle English ernestli, Middle English hernestly, Middle English–1600s ernestly, 1500s aernestly, 1500s–1600s earnestlie, 1500s–1600s eernestly, 1500s–1600s ernestlie, 1500s– earnestly, 1600s earnestlye; also Scottish pre-1700 airnestlie, pre-1700 airnistlie, pre-1700 ayrnestlie, pre-1700 earnnestlie, pre-1700 eirnestly, pre-1700 eirnistlie, pre-1700 eirnistly, pre-1700 ernestle, pre-1700 ernistlie, pre-1700 ernistlie, pre-1700 ernistly, pre-1700 ernistlye, pre-1700 ernustlie.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a word inherited from Germanic. Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: earnest adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: Probably partly (i) cognate with Old Frisian ernstlike , ernstelike seriously, forcefully, Middle Dutch ernstelike seriously, diligently, determinedly, vehemently, passionately (Dutch ernstelijk ), Old Saxon ernustlīko effectively (Middle Low German ērnstlīk , ērnstelīk , ērnstlīke , ērnstelīke ), Old High German ernustlīcho certainly, energetically, diligently (Middle High German ërnestlīche , ërnstlīche , ërnstlīchen , German ernstlich ) < the Germanic base of earnest n.¹ + the Germanic base of -ly suffix², and partly (ii., in later use) < earnest adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earnest adv.In Old English (and early Middle English) frequent in weakened use as a sentence adverb, typically rendering similarly weakened post-classical Latin use of adverbs indicating cause or reason such as ergo, igitur, itaque, etc. in the Vulgate and other translated sources.

In an earnest manner; with great seriousness, sincerity, or intensity. Formerly also: †vehemently, with great ardour or passion (obsolete).In Old English and early Middle English also as a sentence adverb: in truth, in fact; therefore, so, then.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adverb]

yernlyc725

yerneOE

yernfullyOE

earnestlyOE

fastOE

needlya1350

keenlya1375

prestlya1375

eagerlyc1380

busilya1400

earnestfullya1400

enkerly?a1400

entirelya1400

affectuously?a1425

affectuallyc1425

effectually1434

heartfullya1450

heartilya1450

increlyc1480

zealously?1495

affectionately1534

earnest1563

heart and soul1620

obnixiously1632

obnixely1641

earn1656

warmly1665

enthusiastically1730

con amore1749

ravingly1825

wholeheartedly1845

enthusiastly1846

the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adverb] > earnestly

in (formerly also for, on) earnestOE

earnestlyOE

prestc1400

serious1853

OE West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) i. 17 Eornostlice [c1200 Hatton gernestlice; L. ergo] ealle cneoressa fram Abrahame oð Dauid synd feowertyne cneoressa.

OE Laws of Cnut (Nero) xv. 294 Sunnandaga cypingce we forbeodað eac eornostlice & ælc folcgemot.

c1175 ( Homily in A. O. Belfour 12th Cent. Homilies in MS Bodl. 343 (1909) 52 Eornostlice is to witenne þet þæt is soð dædbot.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 26932 Þi scrift agh to be mad hernestly [a1400 Fairf. ernestli], Noght als intent o waynglori.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1240 He enteres in ful ernestly, in yre of his hert.

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 142 Ernestly, seriose.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Tobit ix. 3 Now seist thou how earnestly Raguel hath requyred me.

c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 100^v Carion..ffull ernestly with Ector auntrid to fight.

1544 J. Bale Brefe Chron. Syr J. Oldcastell in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) I. 268 Than loked the Lord Cobham ærnestly vpon the archbishopp.

1552 Abp. J. Hamilton Catech. Pref. He so ernestly maid supplicatioun to thame.

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice iv. i. 120 Why doost thou whet thy knife so earnestly ?

1609 Bible (Douay) I. Zech. xii. (Annot.) The other Jewes most earnestly persecuted Christians.

1681 J. Collins in J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus To Rdr. sig. A3^v As I have heard him earnestly avouch.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 89. ¶3 Reflexions, which I earnestly recommend to the Thoughts of my Fair Readers.

1768 H. Brooke Fool of Quality III. xvi. 232 He pressed us so earnestly to dinner that we could not, in good manners, refuse him.

1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. iv. 123 The most earnestly imitative treatment.

1855 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Philip II of Spain I. i. i. 14 He had..endeavored earnestly to do his duty to the best of his abilities.

1863 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. Resid. Georgian Plantation 55 A..pair of chickens, which he offered most earnestly to S——.

1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) IV. xx. 155 We know enough of Hereward to make us earnestly long to know more.

1958 J. Wain Contenders xi. 242 ‘Joe,’ she was saying rather earnestly, not at all in her party manner.

1984 L. Gordon Virginia Woolf (1986) vi. 87 'It is a great thing to be the daughter of such a woman', Joan writes earnestly.

2013 Guardian 13 Dec. (G2 section) 20/2 I earnestly pondered the words in my press handout restating the importance of Jackson's technological innovation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	earnestly
释义	earnestlyadv. Brit. /ˈəːnᵻstli/, U.S. /ˈərnəs(t)li/ Forms: Old English earnostlice (rare), Old English earnustlice (rare), Old English eorneslice (rare), Old English eornnestlice, Old English eornustlice, Old English eorstnolice (transmission error), Old English ernnostlice, Old English ernostlice, Old English geornostlice (rare), Old English geornustlice (rare), Old English heornostlice (rare), Old English–early Middle English eornestlice, Old English–early Middle English eornostlice, late Old English eornnostlice, early Middle English eornoslice, early Middle English eornstlice, early Middle English ernestlice, early Middle English gernestlice, early Middle English ornestlyce, early Middle English ornoslice, Middle English ernestli, Middle English hernestly, Middle English–1600s ernestly, 1500s aernestly, 1500s–1600s earnestlie, 1500s–1600s eernestly, 1500s–1600s ernestlie, 1500s– earnestly, 1600s earnestlye; also Scottish pre-1700 airnestlie, pre-1700 airnistlie, pre-1700 ayrnestlie, pre-1700 earnnestlie, pre-1700 eirnestly, pre-1700 eirnistlie, pre-1700 eirnistly, pre-1700 ernestle, pre-1700 ernistlie, pre-1700 ernistlie, pre-1700 ernistly, pre-1700 ernistlye, pre-1700 ernustlie. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a word inherited from Germanic. Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: earnest adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: Probably partly (i) cognate with Old Frisian ernstlike , ernstelike seriously, forcefully, Middle Dutch ernstelike seriously, diligently, determinedly, vehemently, passionately (Dutch ernstelijk ), Old Saxon ernustlīko effectively (Middle Low German ērnstlīk , ērnstelīk , ērnstlīke , ērnstelīke ), Old High German ernustlīcho certainly, energetically, diligently (Middle High German ërnestlīche , ërnstlīche , ërnstlīchen , German ernstlich ) < the Germanic base of earnest n.¹ + the Germanic base of -ly suffix², and partly (ii., in later use) < earnest adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earnest adv.In Old English (and early Middle English) frequent in weakened use as a sentence adverb, typically rendering similarly weakened post-classical Latin use of adverbs indicating cause or reason such as ergo, igitur, itaque, etc. in the Vulgate and other translated sources. In an earnest manner; with great seriousness, sincerity, or intensity. Formerly also: †vehemently, with great ardour or passion (obsolete).In Old English and early Middle English also as a sentence adverb: in truth, in fact; therefore, so, then. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adverb] yernlyc725 yerneOE yernfullyOE earnestlyOE fastOE needlya1350 keenlya1375 prestlya1375 eagerlyc1380 busilya1400 earnestfullya1400 enkerly?a1400 entirelya1400 affectuously?a1425 affectuallyc1425 effectually1434 heartfullya1450 heartilya1450 increlyc1480 zealously?1495 affectionately1534 earnest1563 heart and soul1620 obnixiously1632 obnixely1641 earn1656 warmly1665 enthusiastically1730 con amore1749 ravingly1825 wholeheartedly1845 enthusiastly1846 the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adverb] > earnestly in (formerly also for, on) earnestOE earnestlyOE prestc1400 serious1853 OE West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) i. 17 Eornostlice [c1200 Hatton gernestlice; L. ergo] ealle cneoressa fram Abrahame oð Dauid synd feowertyne cneoressa. OE Laws of Cnut (Nero) xv. 294 Sunnandaga cypingce we forbeodað eac eornostlice & ælc folcgemot. c1175 ( Homily in A. O. Belfour 12th Cent. Homilies in MS Bodl. 343 (1909) 52 Eornostlice is to witenne þet þæt is soð dædbot. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 26932 Þi scrift agh to be mad hernestly [a1400 Fairf. ernestli], Noght als intent o waynglori. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1240 He enteres in ful ernestly, in yre of his hert. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 142 Ernestly, seriose. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Tobit ix. 3 Now seist thou how earnestly Raguel hath requyred me. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 100^v Carion..ffull ernestly with Ector auntrid to fight. 1544 J. Bale Brefe Chron. Syr J. Oldcastell in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) I. 268 Than loked the Lord Cobham ærnestly vpon the archbishopp. 1552 Abp. J. Hamilton Catech. Pref. He so ernestly maid supplicatioun to thame. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice iv. i. 120 Why doost thou whet thy knife so earnestly ? View more context for this quotation 1609 Bible (Douay) I. Zech. xii. (Annot.) The other Jewes most earnestly persecuted Christians. 1681 J. Collins in J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus To Rdr. sig. A3^v As I have heard him earnestly avouch. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 89. ¶3 Reflexions, which I earnestly recommend to the Thoughts of my Fair Readers. 1768 H. Brooke Fool of Quality III. xvi. 232 He pressed us so earnestly to dinner that we could not, in good manners, refuse him. 1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. iv. 123 The most earnestly imitative treatment. 1855 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Philip II of Spain I. i. i. 14 He had..endeavored earnestly to do his duty to the best of his abilities. 1863 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. Resid. Georgian Plantation 55 A..pair of chickens, which he offered most earnestly to S——. 1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) IV. xx. 155 We know enough of Hereward to make us earnestly long to know more. 1958 J. Wain Contenders xi. 242 ‘Joe,’ she was saying rather earnestly, not at all in her party manner. 1984 L. Gordon Virginia Woolf (1986) vi. 87 'It is a great thing to be the daughter of such a woman', Joan writes earnestly. 2013 Guardian 13 Dec. (G2 section) 20/2 I earnestly pondered the words in my press handout restating the importance of Jackson's technological innovation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.OE
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