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Sold vs Soly - What's the difference?

sold | soly |

As a noun sold

is income of a soldier, conscripts in military or other national service, and certain other professions.

As an adverb soly is

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sold

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(head)
  • (sell)
    • Derived terms
    * oversold

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) solde. See soldier, and compare sou.

    Noun

  • (obsolete) solary; military pay
    • (Spenser)
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    * English irregular past participles English irregular simple past forms

    soly

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • * Spenser
    • Seeing her selfe all soly succourlesse.
  • * Spenser
    • For Venus selfe doth soly couples seeme,
    Both male and female through commixture ioynd.