Selly Definition

Origin of Selly

• From Middle English selli, sellich, from Old English sellīc, seldlīc (“rare, strange, wondrous, extraordinary, wonderful; having unusually good qualities, excellent, admirable; select, better, superior, choice”), equivalent to seld +‎ -ly. Cognate with Scots selly, silly (“approved, good, worthy”), Old Saxon seldlīk (“rare, wonderful”), Gothic [script?] (sildaleiks, “wonderful”). [script?]

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