English
jollily
Jollily comes from Middle English jolily.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500jolily
- Englishearliest quotation 1782jollily
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500jolily
- Englishearliest quotation 1782jollily
Earliest quotation: 1782, Laurence Sterne, Remainder of the Story of Trim’s Brother: “Every servant in the family, from high to low,…”
Every English word from Middle English jolily
Today it means
adv In a jolly manner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English jolily / jollily