ydelly
Middle English
Alternative forms
- ideliche, idelle, idelliche, idely, idili, ydeliche, ydelleche, ydelliche, ydely, ydilly, ydullich
Etymology
From Old English īdellīċe; equivalent to ydel + -ly (adverbial).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiːdəliː/, /ˈiːdəliːtʃ(ə)/
Adverb
ydelly
- uselessly, pointlessly
- idly, inactively
- (rare) wrongly, erroneously
Descendants
- English: idly
References
- “īdellī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.