adv. Obs. In 1–2 arwurþlice. [OE. árwurþlíce, adv. from árwurþlíc, deriv. of árwurþ venerable, f. ár honor + wurþ worth.] Honorably, reverently.
c. 1000. Ælfric, Gen. xlv. 4. Þa grete hiʓ arwurþlice.
c. 1175. Cott. Hom., 229. Þa tweȝen ȝelefde men him arwrðlice [printed awr-] bebyriddon.
