adv. Obs.1 [After OF. vertement, verdement (15th c.) in the same sense, f. verte green, youthful, energetic, etc.] With activity or readiness; quickly, readily.
a. 1400[?]. Morte Arth., 3168. Vertely the avawmwarde voydez theire horsez, In the Vertennone vale, the vines i-mangez.