colly

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

Black as coal.

Verb

To make black, as with coal.

Noun

1. (British, dialectal) Soot.
2. (British, dialectal) A blackbird
3. (alt-of, alternative, dated) Alternative spelling of collie.

Synoniemen

begrime

bemire

dirty

grime

soil

black out

collie

crock

denigrate

nigrify

sheep-dog

smirch

smut

shepherd-dog

soot

sully

melanise

melanize

besmirch

black

blacken

Vertalingen

لوّث

وسخ

وَسَّخَ

اتسخ

دنس

لطخ

لوث

شوه السمعة

أنْجس

embrutir

pastifejar

empastifar

tacar

embrutar-se

تلوث

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkɒli/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: cole

In summary

From Middle English coly, from Old English *coliġ, from Proto-West Germanic *kolig, equivalent to coal + -y. Doublet of coaly.