abloy

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman *abloi, past participle of *abloir, variant of esbloir (“to astonish”) (modern French éblouir), from Early Medieval Latin *exblaudīre, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *blauþijaną (“to weaken”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈblɔi̯/

Adjective

abloy

  1. (hapax legomenon, poetic) Full of joy; overjoyed.
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