Etymology

selfly

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to self or one's own self, personal. Full definition →

Middle English selfly ← Old English selflīċ
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  1. Old English · inherited fromselflīċ“automatic, spontaneous, voluntary”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromselfly
  3. English todayselfly

From Middle English selfly, from Old English selflīċ (“automatic, spontaneous, voluntary”); equivalent to self + -ly.

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