† en-greeadv.
Obsolete.
In good part.
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welleOE
blithec1000
blithelyc1000
goodfullya1300
blethelyc1300
milthlyc1300
kindlya1375
benignlyc1380
en-gree14..
homelya1425
benevolently1532
benign1535
obsequiously?1536
kindly1581
kind1592
propitiously1600
kindlily1625
well-meaningly1645
obligingly1646
candidly1650
beneficentlya1717
kindly-like1716
good-naturedly1725
benignantly1791
kindheartedly1803
14.. Pol. Rel. & L. Poems (1866) 38 Beseching you, Dere heret, as Enterly as y cane, to take en gre this poure gifte.
c1475 Partenay 3819 Off aduersite en-gree take the porte.
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