lawly

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English lawelyche, from Old English lahlīċ (“lawful, legal”), from Old Norse lǫgligr (“lawful, legal”), equivalent to law +‎ -ly. Cognate with Icelandic löglegur (“legal”), Swedish laglig (“legal”), Danish lovlig (“legal”).

Adjective

lawly (comparative lawlier or more lawly, superlative lawliest or most lawly)

  1. Pertaining to or adhering to the law; lawful; legal.

Etymology 2

From Middle English laweliche, laȝelice, from Old English lahlīċe (“lawfully, legally”), equivalent to law +‎ -ly. Cognate with Icelandic löglega (“legally”).

Adverb

lawly (comparative lawlier or more lawly, superlative lawliest or most lawly)

  1. Lawfully; legally.

Etymology 3

From Middle English lawly, Northern variant of Middle English lowly, louly, louelich, equivalent to law (“low”) +‎ -ly. More at lowly.

Adjective

lawly (comparative lawlier or more lawly, superlative lawliest or most lawly)

  1. (Scotland) Alternative form of lowly

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