semlyhede

Middle English

Alternative forms

• semelyhed, semely-hode, semlyhed, semlyhode, semylyhed, symlyhede

Etymology

From semly +‎ -hede; compare semlynesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛːm(i)liːˌhɛ̝ːd(ə)/, /ˈˈsɛːm(i)liˌhɛ̝ːd(ə)/

Noun

semlyhede (uncountable) (Late Middle English)

1. attractiveness, beauty
2. (rare) courtesy

Descendants

• English: seemlihead, seemlihed; seemlihood, seemlyhood

References

• “sẹ̄melī̆hēd(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.