a. and adv. Obs. [f. FIRE sb. + -LY.]

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  A.  adj. Ardent, furious.

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  B.  adv. Ardently, with fierce eagerness.

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1340.  Ayenb., 55. Þe þridde boȝ of þise zenne is to uerliche yerne to þe mete.

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1435.  Misyn, Fire of Love, II. iv. 75. Þe qwhilk fyrely & opynly is byrnyd with fyre of lufe.

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  Hence † Firelihead, ardor, eagerness.

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1340.  Ayenb., 55. Þe more þet is þe ilke uerlichhede [ardeur] þe more is þe zenne.

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