wely

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English weliġ, weoliġ, from Proto-West Germanic *welag; equivalent to wele (“weal”) +‎ -y.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛːliː/

Adjective

wely (especially Early Middle English)

  1. Wealthy, rich; possessing wealth or affluence.
  2. Strong, mighty; possessing power or strength.
  3. Healthy, opulent, lush; possessing vigour.
Descendants
  • English: wealy (obsolete)
References

Etymology 2

Noun

wely

  1. alternative form of wylow

Welsh

Pronunciation

Noun

wely

  1. soft mutation of gwely (“bed”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwely
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwely wely ngwely unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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