haly

See also: häly

Middle English

Adjective

haly

  1. alternative form of holy (“sacred”)

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 *kéh₂ilos (“healthy, whole”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhele], [ˈhɛli]

Adjective

haly (comparative halier, superlative haliest)

  1. holy

Derived terms

  • haliday (“holiday”)
  • haliness (“holiness”)
  • Haly Willie (“sanctimonious person”)
  • haly-hoo (“caul”)
  • haly-muild (“burial ground”)
  • halysome (“pleasant in manner, amiable”)
  • up-haly-aw, uphailiday (“the feast of the Epiphany on January 6”)
  • uphaly nicht (“the evening of the Epiphany, twelfth-night”)
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