Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wealy

/ˈwiːli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wealy
IPA: /ˈwiːli/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wealthy, strong, vigorous; displaying power or strength.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"So that for their wealy riches they be geuen vnto al luſtes / and folowe the deſyers off their owne hertis."
"A nimble, active, or wealy man; Forte, gagliardo, robuſto; Forte, robuſte; Fuerte, rezio."
"To look at him, some might take Mr. Gardner to be a banker, but he is only a barber; and Nini might be taken for a wealy dude, but he is another — ."

Etymology

From Middle English wely, from Old English weliġ, weoliġ, weleġ, from Proto-West Germanic *welag (“wealthy”), equivalent to weal + -y. Cognate with Dutch welig (“luxurious, lavish”), Low German welig (“happy, fortunate”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: wely, weliġ, *welag
Suffix: weal

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more wealy (comparative) most wealy (superlative)

Homonyms

weely

Questions

How do you pronounce wealy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwiːli/.
What does wealy mean?: Wealthy, strong, vigorous; displaying power or strength.
Where does wealy come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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