"wely" meaning in Middle English

See wely in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈwɛːliː/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English weliġ, weoliġ, from Proto-West Germanic *welag; equivalent to wele (“weal”) + -y. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|weliġ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English weliġ, {{inh+|enm|ang|weliġ}} Inherited from Old English weliġ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*welag}} Proto-West Germanic *welag, {{af|enm|wele|-y|id1=weal|t1=weal}} wele (“weal”) + -y Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} wely, {{enm-adj}} wely, {{tlb|enm|especially|Early ME}} (especially Early Middle English)
  1. Wealthy, rich; possessing wealth or affluence. Tags: Early-Middle-English, especially Categories (topical): Money
    Sense id: en-wely-enm-adj-RP1X00xP Disambiguation of Money: 67 16 12 5 Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Early Middle English: 40 35 25 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 38 26 24 11 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -y: 39 32 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 43 30 21 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 29 22 4
  2. Strong, mighty; possessing power or strength. Tags: Early-Middle-English, especially
    Sense id: en-wely-enm-adj-yPbp0x1i Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of Early Middle English: 40 35 25 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -y: 39 32 29
  3. Healthy, opulent, lush; possessing vigour. Tags: Early-Middle-English, especially Categories (topical): Health
    Sense id: en-wely-enm-adj-5d3owsmt Disambiguation of Health: 4 13 78 4 Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of Early Middle English: 40 35 25 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -y: 39 32 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: weli, welig, weliȝ, weoli [Early-Middle-English]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} wely
  1. Alternative form of wylow Tags: Early-Middle-English, alt-of, alternative, especially Alternative form of: wylow
    Sense id: en-wely-enm-noun-qqIbwrQc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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