Middle English Dictionary Entry

thræflī adv.
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Entry Info

Forms thræflī adv.
Etymology Prob. from OE geþrafu or geþræf pressure, compulsion (cp. þrafian to urge or reprove); ?cp. Scot. thraftly in a surly manner (from OE þræft a quarrel, contention).

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
Urgently, eagerly; ?angrily.
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