Middle English Dictionary Entry
sēlī̆lī adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | sēlī̆lī adv. Also zelili & (Orm.) sẹ̄liliȝ. |
| Etymology | From OE (WS) gesǣliglīce & (A) sēliglīce. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Happily; (b) blessedly.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo.(Benson-Robinson)2.pr.4.97 : Som man is wel and selyly ymaried [vr. zelyly ymaryed; L nuptiis felix; F beneureus de noces].
b
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)17318 : Nohht ne mahht tu sen onn himm..Þurrh whatt himm comm swa seliliȝ To findenn Godess are.
- a1525 Conq.Irel.(Dub 592)42/32 : Goddys owne knyghte..tholled deth yn hys lyf of thys world, chaunged wel selyly for þe lyf that euer shal lest without end.