"lofly" meaning in Middle English

See lofly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɔfliː/, /ˈlɔːfliː/, /-liːk/
Etymology: From lof (“praise”) + -ly (adjectival suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|lof|-ly|id1=praise|id2=adjectival|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=praise}} lof (“praise”) + -ly (adjectival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} lofly, {{enm-adj}} lofly, {{tlb|enm|Northern ME|poetic|uncommon}} (Northern, poetic, uncommon)
  1. praiseworthy, commendable, excellent Tags: Northern, poetic, uncommon
    Sense id: en-lofly-enm-adj-O6BIeRor Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival) Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival): 20 80
  2. commendatory, complimentary Tags: Northern, poetic, uncommon
    Sense id: en-lofly-enm-adj-7X7GNsON Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival), Northern Middle English Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival): 20 80 Disambiguation of Northern Middle English: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: loflike, looflike, loovelike, lovely
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} lofly, {{enm-adj}} lofly
  1. Alternative form of lovely (adjective) Tags: Northern, alt-of, alternative, poetic, uncommon Alternative form of: lovely (extra: adjective)
    Sense id: en-lofly-enm-adj-4bLdFm8F Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 15 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "lovely",
            "id": "worthy"
          },
          "expansion": "English: lovely",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: lovely"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-msc",
            "2": "lovely"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Scots: lovely",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Scots: lovely"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "lof",
        "3": "-ly",
        "id1": "praise",
        "id2": "adjectival",
        "pos2": "adjectival suffix",
        "t1": "praise"
      },
      "expansion": "lof (“praise”) + -ly (adjectival suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From lof (“praise”) + -ly (adjectival suffix).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{1}}}",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{3}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "lofly",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "lofly",
      "name": "enm-adj"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "Northern ME",
        "3": "poetic",
        "4": "uncommon"
      },
      "expansion": "(Northern, poetic, uncommon)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "praiseworthy, commendable, excellent"
      ],
      "id": "en-lofly-enm-adj-O6BIeRor",
      "links": [
        [
          "praiseworthy",
          "praiseworthy"
        ],
        [
          "commendable",
          "commendable"
        ],
        [
          "excellent",
          "excellent"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "poetic",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Northern Middle English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "commendatory, complimentary"
      ],
      "id": "en-lofly-enm-adj-7X7GNsON",
      "links": [
        [
          "commendatory",
          "commendatory"
        ],
        [
          "complimentary",
          "complimentary"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "poetic",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɔfliː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɔːfliː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-liːk/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "loflike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "looflike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "loovelike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lovely"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lofly"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{1}}}",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{3}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "lofly",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "lofly",
      "name": "enm-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "adjective",
          "word": "lovely"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 15 81",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 16 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 11 89",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of lovely (adjective)"
      ],
      "id": "en-lofly-enm-adj-4bLdFm8F",
      "links": [
        [
          "lovely",
          "lovely#Middle_English:_adjective"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "poetic",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lofly"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Middle English adjectives",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English poetic terms",
    "Middle English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival)",
    "Middle English uncommon terms",
    "Northern Middle English",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "lovely",
            "id": "worthy"
          },
          "expansion": "English: lovely",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: lovely"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-msc",
            "2": "lovely"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Scots: lovely",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Scots: lovely"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "lof",
        "3": "-ly",
        "id1": "praise",
        "id2": "adjectival",
        "pos2": "adjectival suffix",
        "t1": "praise"
      },
      "expansion": "lof (“praise”) + -ly (adjectival suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From lof (“praise”) + -ly (adjectival suffix).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{1}}}",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{3}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "lofly",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "lofly",
      "name": "enm-adj"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "Northern ME",
        "3": "poetic",
        "4": "uncommon"
      },
      "expansion": "(Northern, poetic, uncommon)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "praiseworthy, commendable, excellent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "praiseworthy",
          "praiseworthy"
        ],
        [
          "commendable",
          "commendable"
        ],
        [
          "excellent",
          "excellent"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "poetic",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "commendatory, complimentary"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "commendatory",
          "commendatory"
        ],
        [
          "complimentary",
          "complimentary"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "poetic",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɔfliː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɔːfliː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-liːk/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "loflike"
    },
    {
      "word": "looflike"
    },
    {
      "word": "loovelike"
    },
    {
      "word": "lovely"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lofly"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Middle English adjectives",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{1}}}",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{3}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "lofly",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "lofly",
      "name": "enm-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "adjective",
          "word": "lovely"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of lovely (adjective)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lovely",
          "lovely#Middle_English:_adjective"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "poetic",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lofly"
}

Download raw JSONL data for lofly meaning in Middle English (2.7kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.