ly

ly (plural lys)

1. (astronomy) Abbreviation of light-year.

• LY
• lightyear

• kly
• Mly
• Gly

• psc
• pc

• -yl, YL

From Dutch lijden, from Middle Dutch liden, from Old Dutch līthan, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną.

• IPA^(key): [lə̟i̯]

ly (present ly, present participle lydende, past participle gely)

1. to suffer

• oorly

• li

Ultimately from Latin ille, probably reborrowed from a vernacular Romance language.

ly (definite)

1. the (only in very specific circumstances)
   • 13th c., Thomas Aquinas, Scriptum super Sententiis

     Quia ly "se" potest esse ablativi casus... (Since the "se" can be in the ablative case...)

• In nearly all circumstances, Latin does not use articles. "Ly" is not used to indicate the definiteness of a noun, but rather to indicate that the following word is being mentioned rather than used. As such, "ly <word>" can be accurately translated as "the word <word>" in most cases. "Ly" is only found in medieval and later Latin.

• IPA^(key): /lyː/

ly n (definite singular lyet, indefinite plural ly, definite plural lya or lyene)

1. shelter

ly

1. Alternative spelling of li

From Old Norse hlýr, from Proto-Germanic *hliwjaz.

• IPA^(key): /lyː/, /løʏ̯ː/, [lí͡ʷː], [lǿ͡ʷɪ̯͡ʷː(j)]
  • (southernmost lects) Rhymes: -ýː, -ýːð
  • (mid-southern lects) Rhymes: -ýː
  • (northern í-ý merger) Rhymes: -ýː, -íː

ly (neuter lytt)

1. lukewarm

   lytt vär

   warm weather

2. (of the elements) calm, quiet

• löir

• lytt (“calm, quiet”)

• lyj

From Old Norse hlýða, from Proto-Germanic *hliuþijaną.

• IPA^(key): /²lyː/, [lì͡ʷː] (example of pronunciation)
  • (southernmost lects) Rhymes: -ỳː, -ỳːð
  • (í-ý merger) Rhymes: -ỳːð, -ìːð

ly (preterite lydd, supine lydt)

1. to hear, listen

• lydt (“audible, susceptible to sounds; calm, windless, so that sounds from far away can be heard.”)

• lydn
• lydu