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Lowly vs Lawly - What's the difference?

lowly | lawly |

As adjectives the difference between lowly and lawly

is that lowly is not high; not elevated in place; low while lawly is pertaining to or adhering to the law; lawful; legal.

As an adverb lowly

is in a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly.

lowly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Not high; not elevated in place; low.
  • * Dryden
    • lowly lands
  • Low in rank or social importance.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • One common right the great and lowly claims.
  • Not lofty or sublime; humble.
  • * Dryden
    • these rural poems, and their lowly strain
  • Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride.
  • * Bible, Matthew xi. 29
    • Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart.

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly.
  • *, Bk.XXI, Ch.x:
  • *:And there was none of these other knyghtes but they redde in bookes and holpe for to synge Masse, and range bellys, and dyd lowly al maner of servyce.
  • In a low condition; meanly.

    • lawly

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) lawelyche, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Pertaining to or adhering to the law; lawful; legal.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) laweliche, .

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • Lawfully; legally.

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) lawly, Northern variant of (etyl) lowly, louly, louelich, equivalent to . More at (l).

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (Scotland)