English
lithely
From lithe + -ly.
A compound of lithe + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *lentos
Proto-Germanic *linþaz ‘bendsome’
Proto-West Germanic *linþ(ī) ‘gentle’
Old English līþe ‘gentle, mild’
Middle English lithe
English lithe
Today it means
adv In a lithe manner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lithely