moderly
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English mōdorlīċ, from Proto-Germanic *mōdērlīkaz; equivalent to moder + -ly. The adverb was derived from the adjective in the Middle English period.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editmoderly
- Motherly; pertaining to, befitting, or of a mother.
Descendants
edit- English: motherly
References
edit- “mọ̄derlī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-19.
Adverb
editmoderly
- In a motherly way; in a way pertaining to, befitting, or of a mother.
Descendants
edit- English: motherly
References
edit- “mọ̄derlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-19.
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