- hláfordlic
- adj lordly, noble
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
hláfordlic
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lordly — lordliness, n. /lawrd lee/, adj., lordlier, lordliest, adv. adj. 1. suitable for a lord, as trappings or ceremonies; grand or magnificent. 2. insolently imperious; haughty; arrogant; overbearing: lordly contempt. 3. of or pertaining to a lord. 4 … Universalium
lordly — (adj.) 14c., from O.E. hlafordlic lordly, noble; see LORD (Cf. lord) (n.) + LY (Cf. ly) (1). As an adverb from mid 14c … Etymology dictionary
lordly — [lôrd′lē] adj. lordlier, lordliest [ME < OE hlafordlic] of, like, characteristic of, or suitable to a lord; specif., a) noble; grand b) haughty; overbearing adv. lordlier, lordliest in the manner of a lord lordliness n … English World dictionary
lordly — adj. (lordlier, lordliest) 1 haughty, imperious. 2 suitable for a lord. Derivatives: lordliness n. Etymology: OE hlafordlic (as LORD) … Useful english dictionary
