"winly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more winly [comparative], most winly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English winly, wynnelych, wunliche, from Old English wynlīċ (“joyous”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnjulīk (“joyous”), from *wunjō (“joy, delight, desire”), equivalent to winne + -ly. More at winne, winsome. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|winly}} Middle English winly, {{m|enm|wynnelych}} wynnelych, {{m|enm|wunliche}} wunliche, {{inh|en|ang|wynlīċ|t=joyous}} Old English wynlīċ (“joyous”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*wunnjulīk|t=joyous}} Proto-West Germanic *wunnjulīk (“joyous”), {{m|gem-pro|*wunjō|t=joy, delight, desire}} *wunjō (“joy, delight, desire”), {{suf|en|winne|ly|id2=adjectival}} winne + -ly, {{l|en|winne}} winne, {{l|en|winsome}} winsome Head templates: {{en-adj}} winly (comparative more winly, superlative most winly)
  1. (obsolete) Joyous; winsome; pleasant; gracious; goodly. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-winly-en-adj-s88oK0ie Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival): 35 30 35

Adverb

Forms: more winly [comparative], most winly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English winly, wynnelych, wunliche, from Old English wynlīċ (“joyous”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnjulīk (“joyous”), from *wunjō (“joy, delight, desire”), equivalent to winne + -ly. More at winne, winsome. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|winly}} Middle English winly, {{m|enm|wynnelych}} wynnelych, {{m|enm|wunliche}} wunliche, {{inh|en|ang|wynlīċ|t=joyous}} Old English wynlīċ (“joyous”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*wunnjulīk|t=joyous}} Proto-West Germanic *wunnjulīk (“joyous”), {{m|gem-pro|*wunjō|t=joy, delight, desire}} *wunjō (“joy, delight, desire”), {{suf|en|winne|ly|id2=adjectival}} winne + -ly, {{l|en|winne}} winne, {{l|en|winsome}} winsome Head templates: {{en-adv}} winly (comparative more winly, superlative most winly)
  1. (obsolete) Delightfully; pleasantly. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-winly-en-adv-SJjvOVsa Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival): 35 30 35
  2. (dialectal, obsolete) Quietly. Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-winly-en-adv-rFUxO4O2 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival): 35 30 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: winne, winsome

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