Sely Definition
adjective
(archaic) Spiritually favored, blessed, holy, virtuous, righteous.
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(archaic) Fortunate, lucky, prosperous.
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(archaic) Wealthy (figurative)
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Origin of Sely
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from Middle English sely, from Old English sǣliġ (“blessed, fortunate”), (also gesǣliġ (“happy, prosperous, blessed, fortunate”)), from Proto-Germanic *sēlīgaz (“happy”), equivalent to seel + -y. Cognate with West Frisian sillich, Dutch zalig (“blessed”), German selig (“blessed, overjoyed”).
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