wynly
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old English wynlīċ (adjective), from Proto-West Germanic *wunilīk, from Proto-Germanic *wunilīkaz (“joyous”); equivalent to wynne (“happiness”) + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Alternative forms edit
- winlich, winlye, wonliche, wynnelych, wynne-lych, wynlyche
- wuneliche, wunlic, wunliche (Early Middle English)
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
wynly
Descendants edit
- English: winly (obsolete)
References edit
- “winlī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 3 April 2020.
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Old English wynlīċe; equivalent to wynne (“happiness”) + -ly (adverbial suffix).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
wynly
- nicely, pleasingly
- happily, eagerly
- (rare, Late Middle English) easily (with ease)
Descendants edit
- English: winly (obsolete)
References edit
- “winlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 3 April 2020.
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- Late Middle English
- enm:Happiness