lawly
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English lawly, Northern variant of Middle English lowly, louly, louelich, equivalent to law (“low”) + -ly. More at lowly.
Adjective
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editEtymology
editFrom Old English lahlīċ (“lawful, legal”), from Old Norse lǫgligr (“lawful, legal”), equivalent to law + -ly. Cognate with Icelandic löglegur (“legal”), Swedish laglig (“legal”), Danish lovlig (“legal”).
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