"lawly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more lawly [comparative], most lawly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English lawly, Northern variant of Middle English lowly, louly, louelich, equivalent to law (“low”) + -ly. More at lowly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lawly}} Middle English lawly, {{der|en|enm|lowly}} Middle English lowly, {{m|enm|louly}} louly, {{m|enm|louelich}} louelich, {{suf|en|law|ly|id2=adjectival|t1=low}} law (“low”) + -ly, {{l|en|lowly}} lowly Head templates: {{en-adj}} lawly (comparative more lawly, superlative most lawly)
  1. (Scotland) Alternative form of lowly Tags: Scotland, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: lowly

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