得えたりや応おうと

expression

readily; eagerly; without a moment's hesitation

Archaic or highly literary phrase expressing immediate, eager acceptance. Related to the expression 得たり賢しと (えたりかしこしと). Not used in modern everyday speech.

See also: 得たり賢しと

• 彼かれは得えたりや応おうとその申もうし出でを受うけた。

  He readily accepted the offer without a moment's hesitation.