elengely

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === elengelich, elengeliche, elengly, elinglich, elyngliche a-langely (Promptorium Parvulorum) === Etymology === From elenge (“sad, lonely, tedious”) +‎ -ly (adverbial suffix). First attested in c. 1335. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛˌleːnd͡ʒ(ə)liː/, /ˈɛlind͡ʒ(ə))liː/, /ˈa-/, /-lit͡ʃ(ə)/ === Adverb === elengely (Southern, South Midland, rare) Miserably, sadly; in an unhappy way. Lonelily; while alone or isolated. Strangely, oddly; in an unusual way. ==== References ==== “elengelī, -lich, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “elengely, adv.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.