From Middle English erly, erlich, earlich, from Old English ǣrlīċ, ārlīċ, equivalent to ere + -ly. Compare Old English ǣrne, West Frisian earen.
From Middle English erly, orely, arely, erliche, arliche, from Old English ǣrlīċe, ārlīċe, equivalent to ere + -ly. Cognate with Old Norse árliga, árla ( > Danish årle, Swedish arla, Norwegian årle, Faroese árla).
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