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wealy

/ˈwiːli/

wealy adjective: wealthy, strong, vigorous; displaying power or strength.

Adjective

wealy (comparative more wealy, superlative most wealy)

  1. (obsolete) Wealthy, strong, vigorous; displaying power or strength.
    • So that for their wealy riches they be geuen vnto al luſtes / and folowe the deſyers off their owne hertis.1534, George Ioye [i.e., George Joye], “Psal. 73: The ſonge of Aſaph”, in Dauids Pſalter, Diligently and Faithfully Trãſlated by George Ioye, with Breif Arguments before Euery Pſalme, Declaringe the...
    • A nimble, active, or wealy man; Forte, gagliardo, robuſto; Forte, robuſte; Fuerte, rezio.1660, James Hovvell [i.e., James Howell], “Section xxj. The Degrees or differences of Age and Perſons”, in Lexicon Tetraglotton, an English–French–Italian–Spanish Dictionary: […], Printed by J[ohn]...

Forms of wealy

comparativemore wealy
superlativemost wealy

Origin of wealy

From Middle English wely, from Old English weliġ, weoliġ, weleġ, from Proto-West Germanic *welag (“wealthy”), equivalent to weal + -y. Cognate with Dutch welig (“luxurious, lavish”), Low German welig (“happy, fortunate”).

Questions about wealy

What does wealy mean?
Wealy means wealthy, strong, vigorous; displaying power or strength.
What part of speech is wealy?
Wealy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce wealy?
Wealy is pronounced /ˈwiːli/.

Words near wealy in the dictionary

  1. wealthtech
  2. wealthtechs
  3. wealthy
  4. wealthyish
  5. Wealthys
  6. wealy
  7. wean
  8. wean off
  9. weanable
  10. weaned
  11. weaned off

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