Seely Definition

adjective

(obsolete) Lucky, fortunate.

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(obsolete) Innocent; harmless.

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(obsolete) Pitiable, deserving of sympathy; poor, miserable.

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(obsolete) Trifling, insignificant.

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(obsolete) Silly, foolish.

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Origin of Seely

  • From Middle English sely, from Old English *sǣliġ (“blessed”) (attested only in form ġesǣliġ), from Proto-Germanic *sēlīgaz (“lucky, happy”), equivalent to seel +‎ -y. Cognate with West Frisian sillich, Dutch zalig, German selig. Developed into silly.

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