In an archaic sense, in a mournful or sorrowful manner; pitiably or lamentingly.
From the adjective 'elenge' plus the adverbial suffix '-ly,' following standard English word-formation patterns from Middle English and Early Modern English.
When old English writers wanted to describe someone acting super sadly, they could say they did it 'elengely'—it's like poetry baked right into the grammar!
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