Etymology

helly

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Today it means: Hellish, infernal. Full definition →

Middle English helly ← Old English hellīċ
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helly · adjective1

  1. Old English · inherited fromhellīċ“of hell, hellish, infernal”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhelly
  3. English todayhelly

From Middle English helly, hellic, from Old English hellīċ (“of hell, hellish, infernal”), equivalent to hell + -y.

helly · noun2

From hell + -y

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