† witterlyadv.

Forms: Middle English wit(t)er-, wytter-, (Middle English witerr-, Middle English wyter-, wit(t)ir-, wyttir-, witur-, weter-, Scottish vittir-, Middle English wyt(t)ur- -yr-, wetir-, -ur-, witre-, ( whiter-, wihtur-); Middle English -like, -liche, Middle English -li, etc. (-ly suffix²).

Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian.

Etymology: Of Scandinavian origin (compare Middle Swedish vitterliga , early Danish vitter- , vider- lige , corresponding to the respective adjectives Middle Swedish vitterliker , chiefly neuter -likit , early Danish vitter- , viderlig clear, manifest): compare witter adj.², witter v.¹

Obsolete.

Clearly, plainly, evidently; certainly, for certain; without doubt, undoubtedly, truly. Used esp. as a conventional addition in Middle English verse, frequently with the verb wit (to know).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > manifestness > [adverb]

couthlyc900

sutelichec900

openlyOE

witterlyc1175

kithlya1300

witnessfullyc1374

evidentlya1382

plainlya1382

graithc1394

eberlya1400

express14..

manifest1431

patently1441

manifestlyc1475

evident?1520

grossly1526

apparently1533

clear1550

apparent1565

clearly1569

notoriously1589

plain1590

perspicuously1592

perspectively1598

transparently1617

liquidlya1631

visibly1631

obviously1638

fairly1655

perspiculously1661

remarkably1666

squarely1860

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > evident certainty > [adverb]

couthlyc900

yareOE

witterlyc1175

apertlyc1315

in (also on) opena1382

apodictically1615

demonstratedly1670

unsuspectedly1748

unsuspiciouslya1812

distinctly1858

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 3446 [The Magi] wisstenn witerrliȝ þær þurrh ðatt swillc new king wass awwnedd.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 1131 & witt tu wel þatt latin boc Full witerrlike uss kiþeþþ. Whillc lac wass offredd forr þe preost.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 785 & tatt wass witerrlike soþ Þatt godess enngell seȝȝde.

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 264 Lokeð nu hu witerliche vre lauerd seolf hit witneð.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 8764 Þu miht ileue me inoh for þis is witerliche soð.

a1300 Cursor Mundi 2003 Þe elleuend winter was, witerli, þer after.

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 791 Egipte clerkes..hem lerede witterlike Astronomige and arsmetike.

c1350 Leg. Rood iii. 134 And pray him me to certify Of þe oile of mercy weterly.

1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. i. 11 Al þe welþe of þis worlde & þe woo boþe, Wynkyng as it were wyterly ich saw hyt.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 16259 Sai me son quer þat þou be godd sun or nan, þat i mai wijt it witerli.

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1706 Wreȝande h[ym] ful [w] eterly with a wroth noyse.

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) x. 39 Helen wist noȝt witerly whilk was þe crosse þat Criste was done apon.

?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 5463 Þat ilk place Whare þe fische lay dry, Þat was cuthberts witterly.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) x. 350 Thai that I wat vittirly [1489 Adv. wytterly] Eftir my wit rehers sall I.

a1500 Ratis Raving 3453 Suppos thai wyst It wytterly, Quhai suld that gold aw werraly.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 9180 Thies wordes, in his wo, witturly he said, Soberly to hym-selfe.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	witterly
释义	† witterlyadv. Forms: Middle English wit(t)er-, wytter-, (Middle English witerr-, Middle English wyter-, wit(t)ir-, wyttir-, witur-, weter-, Scottish vittir-, Middle English wyt(t)ur- -yr-, wetir-, -ur-, witre-, ( whiter-, wihtur-); Middle English -like, -liche, Middle English -li, etc. (-ly suffix²). Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymology: Of Scandinavian origin (compare Middle Swedish vitterliga , early Danish vitter- , vider- lige , corresponding to the respective adjectives Middle Swedish vitterliker , chiefly neuter -likit , early Danish vitter- , viderlig clear, manifest): compare witter adj.², witter v.¹ Obsolete. Clearly, plainly, evidently; certainly, for certain; without doubt, undoubtedly, truly. Used esp. as a conventional addition in Middle English verse, frequently with the verb wit (to know). ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > manifestness > [adverb] couthlyc900 sutelichec900 openlyOE witterlyc1175 kithlya1300 witnessfullyc1374 evidentlya1382 plainlya1382 graithc1394 eberlya1400 express14.. manifest1431 patently1441 manifestlyc1475 evident?1520 grossly1526 apparently1533 clear1550 apparent1565 clearly1569 notoriously1589 plain1590 perspicuously1592 perspectively1598 transparently1617 liquidlya1631 visibly1631 obviously1638 fairly1655 perspiculously1661 remarkably1666 squarely1860 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > evident certainty > [adverb] couthlyc900 yareOE witterlyc1175 apertlyc1315 in (also on) opena1382 apodictically1615 demonstratedly1670 unsuspectedly1748 unsuspiciouslya1812 distinctly1858 c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 3446 [The Magi] wisstenn witerrliȝ þær þurrh ðatt swillc new king wass awwnedd. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 1131 & witt tu wel þatt latin boc Full witerrlike uss kiþeþþ. Whillc lac wass offredd forr þe preost. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 785 & tatt wass witerrlike soþ Þatt godess enngell seȝȝde. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 264 Lokeð nu hu witerliche vre lauerd seolf hit witneð. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 8764 Þu miht ileue me inoh for þis is witerliche soð. a1300 Cursor Mundi 2003 Þe elleuend winter was, witerli, þer after. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 791 Egipte clerkes..hem lerede witterlike Astronomige and arsmetike. c1350 Leg. Rood iii. 134 And pray him me to certify Of þe oile of mercy weterly. 1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. i. 11 Al þe welþe of þis worlde & þe woo boþe, Wynkyng as it were wyterly ich saw hyt. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 16259 Sai me son quer þat þou be godd sun or nan, þat i mai wijt it witerli. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1706 Wreȝande h[ym] ful [w] eterly with a wroth noyse. c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) x. 39 Helen wist noȝt witerly whilk was þe crosse þat Criste was done apon. ?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 5463 Þat ilk place Whare þe fische lay dry, Þat was cuthberts witterly. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) x. 350 Thai that I wat vittirly [1489 Adv. wytterly] Eftir my wit rehers sall I. a1500 Ratis Raving 3453 Suppos thai wyst It wytterly, Quhai suld that gold aw werraly. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 9180 Thies wordes, in his wo, witturly he said, Soberly to hym-selfe. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.c1175
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