Ly.

[O. Eng. lich, being an abbreviation of A. & O. Sax. lic, like, Goth. leiks, D. lyk, ljk, Icel. ligz, likr, Sw. lik, Dan. lige, O. H. Ger. lich, lih, N. H. Ger. lich, as in lovely, manly, that is, love-like, man-like. It is also a termination of adverbs, O. Eng. liche, A-S. lice, O. Sax. lico, Goth. leikô, O. D. like, N. D. lijke, Icel. lign, O. H. Ger. licho, lihho, M. H. Ger. liche, N. H. Ger. lich, for liche, originally formed only from adjectives in lic, &c., but afterward, from all adjectives, e. g., lovelily, A-S. luflice, from lovely, A-S. luflic.] A termination of adjectives and adverbs.