Etymology

sunly

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Sun; solar. Full definition →

Middle English sonnelych ← Old English sunlīċ
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  1. Old English · inherited fromsunlīċ“of the sun, solar”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsonnelych
  3. English todaysunly

From Middle English sonnelych, sunnelich, from Old English sunlīċ (“of the sun, solar”). Equivalent to sun + -ly.

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