haly

See also: häly

Middle English

Adjective

haly

1. Alternative form of holy (sacred)

References

• “holi, adj. (2)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 August 2018.

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Scots

Etymology

From Middle English hali, holi, from Old English hāliġ, hāleġ (“holy, consecrated, sacred, venerated, godly, saintly, ecclesiastical, pacific, tame”), from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz (“holy, bringing health”), from *hailaz (“healthy, whole”), from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂ilus (“healthy, whole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhele], [ˈhɛli]

Adjective

haly (comparative halier, superlative haliest)

1. holy

Derived terms

Derived terms

• haliday (“holiday”)
• haliness (“holiness”)
• haly-hoo (“caul”)
• haly-muild (“burial ground”)

• halysome (“pleasant in manner, amiable”)
• Haly Willie (“sanctimonious person”)
• up-haly-aw, uphailiday (“the feast of the Epiphany on January 6”)
• uphaly nicht (“the evening of the Epiphany, twelfth-night”)