wommanly

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wommanlych, wommanlyche, wommanli, wommanlich, wommanlyche, womanly, womanliche, womanlyche, wummonlich, wimmonlich

Etymology

From womman +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwumanliː/

Adjective

wommanly (comparative wommanlyere, superlative wommanlyeste)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a woman; feminine, womanly.
2. (Of a man) Effeminate, womanish.

Synonyms

• wommanyssh

Related terms

• man
• womman
• wommanhede
• wommankin
• wommankynde
• wommanles
• wommanyssh

 

Descendants

• English: womanly

References

• “wommanli, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 April 2018.