colly

colly · adjective¹

1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*kolig
2. Old English · inherited from*coliġ
3. Middle English · inherited fromcoly
4. English todaycolly

From Middle English coly, from Old English *coliġ, from Proto-West Germanic *kolig, equivalent to coal + -y. Doublet of coaly.

colly · verb, noun²

1. Old English · inherited from*colgian
2. Middle English · inherited from*colien
3. English todaycolly

From Middle English *colien, variant of *colwen (attested in Middle English colwed and colwinge), from Old English *colgian. More at collow.

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