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- Middle English · derived fromlyghtly
- Middle English · inherited fromlightlines
- English todaylightliness
Possibly from Middle English lightlines, lightlinesse, from Middle English lyghtly, liȝtliche, lihtliche + -nes, -nesse. Equivalent to lightly + -ness (suffix forming nouns).
Words from the same roots
Middle Englishlyghtly all →
lightly
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.