different between bly vs sly
bly
English
Etymology
Probably from a dialectal variant of blee (“complexion, aspect, colour, hue”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bla?/
Noun
bly (plural blies)
- (now chiefly dialectal) Likeness; resemblance; look aspect; species; character.
- I see a bly of your father about you.
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bl?i/
Etymology 1
From Dutch blijven, from Middle Dutch bliven, from Old Dutch bl?van (“to remain”), from Proto-Germanic *bil?ban? (“to remain”).
Verb
bly (present bly, present participle blywende, past participle gebly)
- to live (somewhere)
- to stay; to remain
Etymology 2
From Dutch blij, from Middle Dutch blide, from Old Dutch *bl?thi, from Proto-West Germanic *bl?þ?, from Proto-Germanic *bl?þiz.
Adjective
bly (attributive blye, comparative blyer, superlative blyste)
- happy
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?b?ly??]
Etymology 1
From Old Norse blý.
Noun
bly n (singular definite blyet, not used in plural form)
- lead (metal)
- (informal) ammunition for a firearm
- 2010, Niels Ole Qvist, Tango 4, Gyldendal A/S ?ISBN
- Han holder af at stå i skyggen under bliktaget og spy bly ud over terrænet uden at blive forstyrret.
- He likes to stand in the shade under the roof and pump lead out over the terrain without being interrupted.
- Han holder af at stå i skyggen under bliktaget og spy bly ud over terrænet uden at blive forstyrret.
- 2015, Nicolai Lilin, Sibirisk opdragelse: Opvækst i en kriminel underverden, Art People ?ISBN
- Mel skød som sædvanlig fuldstændig vildt, idet han forsøgte at lave maskingeværssalver med sin pistol, så der fløj bly i alle retninger.
- As usual, Mel shot wildly, as he attempted to make machine gun salvos with his pistol, so that lead went in all directions.
- Mel skød som sædvanlig fuldstændig vildt, idet han forsøgte at lave maskingeværssalver med sin pistol, så der fløj bly i alle retninger.
- 2010, Niels Ole Qvist, Tango 4, Gyldendal A/S ?ISBN
Declension
Synonyms
- (metal): plumbum (rare)
Etymology 2
From Old Norse *bljúgr, whence also Icelandic bljúgur, Swedish blyg. Compare also Middle High German bliuc.
Adjective
bly
- shy, timid
- 2014, Robyn Grady, Michelle Reid, Sandra Marton, Altid hos dig/Ægteskab på afveje/Den uskyldige pige, Förlaget Harlequin AB ?ISBN
- Hun ligger som regel stadig inde i sengen. Hun er meget bly.
- She usually still lies in the bed. She is very shy.
- Hun ligger som regel stadig inde i sengen. Hun er meget bly.
- 2014, Lone Klint Grønbæk, Camino: Vandring og forandring, BoD – Books on Demand ?ISBN, page 61
- Daniella, den yngste af de 3 italienske nonner, var meget kontaktsøgende. Hun var, modsat de andre, endnu ikke bly, ydmyg og privat.
- Daniella, the youngest of the three Italian nuns, was very extroverted. She was, unlike the others, not yet shy, humble and private.
- Daniella, den yngste af de 3 italienske nonner, var meget kontaktsøgende. Hun var, modsat de andre, endnu ikke bly, ydmyg og privat.
- 2014, Robyn Grady, Michelle Reid, Sandra Marton, Altid hos dig/Ægteskab på afveje/Den uskyldige pige, Förlaget Harlequin AB ?ISBN
Derived terms
- bly viol
Etymology 3
Derived from the adjective bly; probably modelled after sky (“shyness”), which is also related to an identical adjective sky (“shy”).
Noun
bly
- (archaic) Reluctance to express thoughts.
- 1848, Nyt historisk tidsskrift, page 58
- thi Konger og Stormænd have Alting undtagen Sandhedsmænd og behøve derfor meest de Bøger, som dristig uden Bly og Frygt paaminde os i alle vore Gierninger; de ere ikke alle troe Venner, der ere Kongetienere."
- for kings and lords have everything but men of truth and therefore are in greatest need of the books which, boldly and without worry and fear, remind us in all our doings that not all those who serve kings are faithful friends.
- thi Konger og Stormænd have Alting undtagen Sandhedsmænd og behøve derfor meest de Bøger, som dristig uden Bly og Frygt paaminde os i alle vore Gierninger; de ere ikke alle troe Venner, der ere Kongetienere."
- 1848, Nyt historisk tidsskrift, page 58
References
- “bly” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “bly,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “bly” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse blý
Noun
bly n (definite singular blyet, uncountable)
- lead (material and chemical element, symbol Pb)
Derived terms
- blyfri
References
- “bly” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse blý
Noun
bly n (definite singular blyet, uncountable)
- lead (material and chemical element, symbol Pb)
References
- “bly” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse blý.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bly?/
Noun
bly n (uncountable)
- lead (chemical element)
Declension
Related terms
- blyad
- blyfri
- blyerts
- blytung
bly From the web:
sly
English
Alternative forms
- sligh (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English sly, sley, sleigh, slei?, from Old Norse slægr, slœgr (“sly, cunning”, literally “capable of hitting or striking”), from Proto-Germanic *sl?giz (“lively, agile, cunning, sly, striking”), from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, throw”). Cognate with Icelandic slægur (“crafty, sly”), Norwegian Nynorsk sløg (“sly”), Swedish slug (“sly”). Related to sleight, slay. In all likelihood, however, unrelated with Saterland Frisian slau (“sly, crafty”), Dutch sluw (“sly, cunning”), Low German slu (“sly, cunning”), German schlau (“clever, crafty”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sla?/
- Rhymes: -a?
Adjective
sly (comparative slier or slyer, superlative sliest or slyest)
- Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
- (having a positive sense) Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice
- Synonyms: nimble, skillful, cautious, shrewd
- Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle
- Light or delicate; slight; thin.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:wily
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- sly in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- sly in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Adverb
sly
- Slyly.
Anagrams
- Lys, YLS, YLs, lys, syl-
Lower Sorbian
Adjective
sly
- Obsolete spelling of z?y (“bad, evil”)
Middle English
Alternative forms
- scle, slei, sley, scley, slegh, sleigh, sleygh, sligh, slygh, sle?, slei?, slei?h, sli?, sly?, scli?, sly?h, sleyh, slih, slyh
Etymology
From Old Norse slœgr, from Proto-Germanic *sl?giz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sli?/, /sl?i?/, /slix/, /sl?i?x/
Adjective
sly (plural and weak singular slye, comparative slyer, superlative sliest)
- Judicious, considered, shrewd; having or indicative of great wisdom.
- Adept, expert, quality; having or indicative of great expertise.
- Sly, artful, wily; employing or being an example of deception.
- (rare) Attractive; having good looks.
- (rare) Unknown or hidden.
Related terms
- sleighly
- sleight
- slynesse
Descendants
- English: sly
- Scots: slee
References
- “sleigh, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-05.
Swedish
Noun
sly n
- very young trees, in particular while growing very densely
Declension
Anagrams
- lys, syl, yls
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