plightly
English
adv
Definitions
- Dangerously; with peril.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English plihtliche inherited from Old English *plihtlīċe (dangerously) suffix from English plight.
Origin
English
plight
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- plight English
- plighter English
- plightful English
- plightless English
- plighty English
- trothplight English
- unplight English
- *plihtlīċe Old English
- plihtliche Middle English
- plit Middle English