English
kaylied
Kaylied may come from English kali ‘type of candy’.
- English1500–presentkali‘type of candy’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2020kaylied
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentkali‘type of candy’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2020kaylied
Earliest quotation: 2020, Black Country Mon: “So come and wave your 'ons from side to…”
The story
Uncertain; possibly from kali (‘type of candy’); see sherbet (sense 4).uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.
Every English word from English kali
Today it means
adj Extremely drunk.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English kali / kaylied