In a manner showing affection through physical embrace or caressing; tenderly and intimately.
Adverbial form of 'colling,' from Old English 'col.' The '-ly' suffix was added to create an adverb describing the manner of performing affectionate gestures.
This adverb appears in Renaissance poetry to describe how lovers move toward each other—it's almost musical in how it sounds, making you feel the gentleness it describes.
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