lawly

From Middle English lawly, Northern variant of Middle English lowly, louly, louelich, equivalent to law (“low”) +‎ -ly. More at lowly.

lawly (comparative more lawly, superlative most lawly)

1. (Scotland) Alternative form of lowly.

• Wally, wally, yaw'll

• laȝelich, laȝelic, louyly, lawelych, laulyche

From Old English lahlīċ (“lawful, legal”), from Old Norse lǫgligr (“lawful, legal”), equivalent to law +‎ -ly. Cognate with Icelandic löglegur (“legal”), Swedish laglig (“legal”), Danish lovlig (“legal”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlau̯(ə)liː/, /ˈlau̯(ə)liːtʃ(ə)/

lawly

1. Proscribed by, pertaining to, or adhering to the law; lawful; legal.

• laweliche