seemly

Meaningbecoming, fitting

Common meaning: proper, fitting

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)semiligr‘seemly, becoming’source
  2. Middle Englishsemlichsource
  3. Englishseemly‘proper, fitting’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) semiligr ‘becoming, fitting’.

Roots

  • semiligr Old Norse (Icelandic) “becoming, fitting”

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