selly
English
/ˈsɛli/
adj
Definitions
- (UK) Rare; wonderful; admirable
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English selly inherited from Old English sellīċ inherited from Proto-Germanic *seldalīkaz suffix from English seld.
Origin
English
seld
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- selcouth English
- seld English
- *seldalīkaz Proto-Germanic
- sellic Old English
- sellīċ Old English
- selde Middle English
- selly Middle English
- 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌽𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 Gothic