wely
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Old English weliġ, weoliġ, from Proto-West Germanic *welag; equivalent to wele (“weal”) + -y.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editwely (especially Early Middle English)
- Wealthy, rich; possessing wealth or affluence.
- Strong, mighty; possessing power or strength.
- Healthy, opulent, lush; possessing vigour.
Descendants
edit- English: wealy (obsolete)
References
edit- “wēlī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
editNoun
editwely
- Alternative form of wylow
Welsh
editPronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈwɛlɨ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈweːli/, /ˈwɛli/
Noun
editwely
- Soft mutation of gwely (“bed”).
Mutation
editCategories:
- Middle English terms inherited from Old English
- Middle English terms derived from Old English
- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle English terms suffixed with -y
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English adjectives
- Early Middle English
- Middle English nouns
- enm:Health
- enm:Money
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Welsh non-lemma forms
- Welsh mutated nouns
- Welsh soft-mutation forms