unsely

Middle English

adjective

Definitions

Not blessed or happy; wretched; unfortunate.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English unsǣliġ affix from Middle English sely.

Origin

Middle English

sely

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Unseelie English
sely English
silly English
unsilly English
sǣliġ Old English
unsǣliġ Old English
sely Middle English
seelie Scots
unseely Scots

sely