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.

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