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Seely (band)
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Etymology
}, "blessed", (attested only in form ), from . Cognate with West Frisian , Dutch , German . Developed into .
Adjective
- Lucky, fortunate.
- Innocent; harmless.
- Pitiable, deserving of sympathy; poor, miserable.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Folio Society 2006, vol. 1 p. 57:
- Whereas the poore, the banished, and seely servants, live often as carelesly and as pleasantly as the other.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Folio Society 2006, vol. 1 p. 57:
- Trifling, insignificant.
- Silly, foolish.