Etymology

lothly

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Today it means: In a loth manner. Full definition →

Middle English *lothli ← Old English lāþlīċe
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromlāþlīċe“hatefully”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*lothli
  3. English todaylothly

From Middle English *lothli, loothly, from Old English lāþlīċe (“hatefully”); equivalent to loth + -ly.

Words from the same roots

Middle English*lothli all →

loathly

Old Englishlāþlīċe all →

loathly

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