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early (adv.)
Old English
ærlic
"early," from
ær
"soon, ere" (see
ere
) +
-lice
, adverbial suffix (see
-ly
(2)). Cf. Old Norse
arliga
"early." The
early bird
of the proverb is from 1670s. Related:
Earlier
;
earliest
.
