"moderly" meaning in Middle English

See moderly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmoːdərliː/, /ˈmoːdərliːtʃ/ Forms: moderlich [alternative], modirly [alternative], moderlic [alternative], moderlie [alternative], modurly [alternative], motherlye [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English mōdorlīċ, from Proto-Germanic *mōdērlīkaz; equivalent to moder + -ly. The adverb was derived from the adjective in the Middle English period. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|mōdorlīċ}} Old English mōdorlīċ, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*mōdērlīkaz}} Proto-Germanic *mōdērlīkaz, {{af|enm|moder|-ly|id2=adjectival}} moder + -ly Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} moderly, {{enm-adj}} moderly
  1. Motherly; pertaining to, befitting, or of a mother.
    Sense id: en-moderly-enm-adj-vOz87ztQ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Parents Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival): 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Parents: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Female Disambiguation of Female: 0 0

Adverb

IPA: /ˈmoːdərliː/, /ˈmoːdərliːtʃ/ Forms: moderlich [alternative], modirly [alternative], moderlic [alternative], moderlie [alternative], modurly [alternative], motherlye [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English mōdorlīċ, from Proto-Germanic *mōdērlīkaz; equivalent to moder + -ly. The adverb was derived from the adjective in the Middle English period. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|mōdorlīċ}} Old English mōdorlīċ, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*mōdērlīkaz}} Proto-Germanic *mōdērlīkaz, {{af|enm|moder|-ly|id2=adjectival}} moder + -ly Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb||||{{{2}}}|head=}} moderly, {{enm-adv}} moderly
  1. In a motherly way; in a way pertaining to, befitting, or of a mother.
    Sense id: en-moderly-enm-adv-Z6e7oUCE Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Parents Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Parents: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Female Disambiguation of Female: 0 0

Alternative forms

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