tidely

Meaning

1. Cleverly; smartly; bravely; quickly; speedily; soon.
2. At each tide; each time the tide comes in; tidally.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tidely

Inherited from Old English: tīdlīċe

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: tiedelk

Cognate with Dutch: tijdelijk

Cognate with German: zeitlich

Cognate with Danish: tidlig

Cognate with Icelandic: tíðlegur

In summary

From Middle English tidely, tydely, tidliche, from Old English tīdlīċe (“for a time; temporarily; conveniently; seasonably; in time; early; soon; quickly”), equivalent to tide + -ly. Cognate with Saterland Frisian tiedelk, Dutch tijdelijk, German Low German tiedelk, German zeitlich, Danish tidlig, Icelandic tíðlegur.