In a ready, prepared, or well-equipped manner; readily or deftly in Scottish and Northern English dialects.
From 'graith' + '-ly' (adverbial suffix). This formation follows standard English patterns for creating adverbs and appears in Scottish literature and dialect texts from medieval times onward.
The survival of words like 'graithly' in Scottish dialect shows how regional speech preserves ancient linguistic layers that disappeared from standard English centuries ago.
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