duely

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English

Adverb

duely (comparative more duely, superlative most duely)

  1. Obsolete spelling of duly.
    • 1570, Margaret Ascham, Roger Ascham, The Scholemaster, foreword:
      ...leauyng with me then hys poore widow and a great sort of orphanes a good comfort in the hope of your good continuance, which I haue truly found to me and myne, and therfore do duely and dayly pray for you and yours...

Anagrams

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Compare French deuil.

Noun

duely m (plural duelys) (ORB, broad)

  1. mourning

References

  • deuil in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • duely in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dewe +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiu̯(ə)liː/, /ˈdiu̯(ə)liːtʃ(ə)/

Adverb

duely

  1. suitably, fittingly
  2. duly, properly
  3. lawfully, customarily
  4. deservedly, justly

Descendants

  • English: duly
  • Scots: dewly, deuly

References

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