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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

winly en · ADJ

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English winly, wynnelych, wunliche, from Old English wynlīċ (“joyous”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnjulīk (“joyous”), from *wunjō (“joy, delight, desire”), equivalent to winne + -ly. More at winne, winsome.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Joyous; winsome; pleasant; gracious; goodly.

Forms

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winly en · ADV

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English winly, wynnelych, wunliche, from Old English wynlīċ (“joyous”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnjulīk (“joyous”), from *wunjō (“joy, delight, desire”), equivalent to winne + -ly. More at winne, winsome.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Delightfully; pleasantly.
  2. (dialectal, obsolete) Quietly.

Forms

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Relateds

winsome · winne