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Where does “lawelyche” come from?

lawelyche (Middle English) comes from Old English lahlīċ, from Old Norse lǫgligr — lawful, legal.

Ancestry of “lawelyche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlahlīċlawful, legal
2Old Norselǫgligrlawful, legal

Words derived from “lawelyche”

  • lawly
Every word from Old Norse lǫgligr →