semlyhede
Middle English
Alternative forms
- semelyhed, semely-hode, semlyhed, semlyhode, semylyhed, symlyhede
Etymology
From semly + -hede; compare semlynesse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛːm(i)liːˌhɛːd(ə)/, /ˈˈsɛːm(i)liˌhɛːd(ə)/
Noun
semlyhede (uncountable) (Late Middle English)
- attractiveness, beauty
- (rare) courtesy
Descendants
- English: seemlihead, seemlihed; seemlihood, seemlyhood
References
- “sẹ̄melī̆hēd(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.