selly

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A marvel; wonder; something wonderful or rare Northern-England,Scotland,UK,dialectal
    — The line is a masterstroke of noncommitment, for the event is a "selly" in the sight of some unidentified readers.
形容词 adj.
  1. Rare; wonderful; admirable Northern-England,Scotland,UK,dialectal
副词 adv.
  1. Wonderfully, wondrously. Northern-England,Scotland,UK,dialectal
    — His brother was […] selly sick and sore unsound.

词形变化

sellier comparative more selly comparative selliest superlative most selly superlative silly alternative sillie alternative sellier comparative more selly comparative selliest superlative most selly superlative silly alternative sillie alternative sellies plural silly alternative sillie alternative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English selly, selly, sellich, from Old English sellīċ, seldlīċ (“rare, strange, wondrous”), from Proto-West Germanic *seldalīk, from Proto-Germanic *seldalīkaz, equivalent to seld + -ly.
Cognate with Scots selly, silly (“approved, good, worthy”), Old Saxon seldlīk (“rare, wonderful”), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (sildaleiks, “wonderful”).
词源 2
From Middle English selly, selly, sellich, from Old English sellīċ, seldlīċ (“rare, strange, wondrous”), from Proto-West Germanic *seldalīk, from Proto-Germanic *seldalīkaz, equivalent to seld + -ly.
Cognate with Scots selly, silly (“approved, good, worthy”), Old Saxon seldlīk (“rare, wonderful”), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (sildaleiks, “wonderful”).
词源 3
From Middle English selly, selly, sellich, from Old English sellīċ, seldlīċ (“rare, strange, wondrous”), from Proto-West Germanic *seldalīk, from Proto-Germanic *seldalīkaz, equivalent to seld + -ly.
Cognate with Scots selly, silly (“approved, good, worthy”), Old Saxon seldlīk (“rare, wonderful”), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (sildaleiks, “wonderful”).
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