Dictionary

ly en · NOUN · etymology 1

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of light year.
   alt of light year

Forms

Deriveds

kly · Mly · Gly

Relateds

psc · pc

Synonyms

lightyear · LY

Translations (4)

fr A.L. (Translations) · fr a.l. (Translations) · fr al (Translations) · fr AL (Translations)

ly en · VERB · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of lie.
   alt of lie
   • One of the five large Isles, that ly near the coast […] 1697, Christopher Irvine, Historiæ Scoticæ Nomenclatura Latino-vernacula, page 14: