winly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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.

Adjective[edit]

winly (comparative more winly, superlative most winly)

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

Adverb[edit]

winly (comparative more winly, superlative most winly)

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

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Middle English[edit]

Adverb[edit]

winly

  1. Alternative form of wynly (adverb)
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