moderly

Middle English

Alternative forms

• moderlich, modirly, moderlic, moderlie, modurly, motherlye

Etymology

From Old English mōdorlīċ, from Proto-Germanic *mōdērlīkaz; equivalent to moder +‎ -ly. The adverb was derived from the adjective in the Middle English period.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːdərliː/, /ˈmoːdərliːtʃ/

Adjective

moderly

1. Motherly; pertaining to, befitting, or of a mother.

Descendants

• English: motherly

References

• “mọ̄derlī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-19.

Adverb

moderly

1. In a motherly way; in a way pertaining to, befitting, or of a mother.

Descendants

• English: motherly

References

• “mọ̄derlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-19.