orlay
orlay · orlays
Fate, destinyFate, destiny.
Meaning
1 senses(Germanic, countable, no plural, uncountable)Fate, destiny.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Old English orlæġ (“fate”), from Proto-West Germanic *oʀlag, *uʀlagLearned borrowing from Old English orlæġ (“fate”), from Proto-West Germanic *oʀlag, *uʀlag, from Proto-Germanic *uzlagą (“destiny; fate”, literally “that which is laid out; out-lay; plan; design”). For more, see Old English or-, English lay.
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Forms
plural: orlaysSynonyms
19 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedwyrd
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable