From Middle English goodly, goodlich, godlich, from Old English gōdlīċ ("good, goodly"), from Proto-Germanic *gōdalīkaz ("good, goodly"); equivalent to good + -ly. Cognate with German gütlich ("friendly"), Icelandic góðlegur ("benign").
From Middle English goodly, goodliche, godliche, from Old English gōdlīċe ("goodly"), from the adjective; equivalent to good + -ly. Cognate with Middle High German guotlīche, güetlīche.
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