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Hurly vs Purly - What's the difference?

hurly | purly |

As nouns the difference between hurly and purly

is that hurly is noise; confusion; uproar while purly is obsolete spelling of purlieu.

As an adverb purly is

obsolete spelling of purely.

hurly

English

Noun

  • (obsolete) noise; confusion; uproar
    • That, with the hurly , death itself awakes. — Shakespeare.
    (Webster 1913)

    purly

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Adverb

    (head)