Definition
Archaic or dialect term meaning relating to or affecting the head, or possibly stubborn and willful.
Etymology
From 'head' (Old English 'heafod') plus the adjective-forming suffix '-ly' (Old English '-lic'). This is a rare formation that didn't survive into modern standard English.
Kelly Says
The '-ly' suffix originally meant 'having the nature of' (as in 'kingly' meaning having the nature of a king), but we mostly use it now for adverbs—'headly' is a fossil from when this was a productive adjective suffix.
Translations
ARالعربية
بَصْرًا
bas-ran
CACatalà
com la cap
kohm la kap
DADansk
hovedsageligt
hoved-sa-ge-ligt
DEDeutsch
kopfmäßig
kop-f-me-rish
ELΕλληνικά
κυρίως
ki-ri-os
ESEspañol
cabeceadamente
ka-be-se-a-da-men-to
FAفارسی
مانند سر
ma-nand sar
FISuomi
päällisin
paa-lis-sin
FRFrançais
de manière céphalique
duh ma-nuh sair-fa-li-k
HIहिन्दी
सिर की तरह
seer kee tar-ke
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti kepala
se-pe-ka-pe-la
ITItaliano
in modo capitis
in mo-do ka-pi-tis
KMKM
ដូចជាទ្រព្យ
doo-cha-jea-trep-yai
KO한국어
머리처럼
meo-ri-cheo-rom
MRMR
शिरप्रमाणे
shir-pra-ma-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti kepala
se-pe-ka-pe-la
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောင်းသား
kyaung-tha
NLNederlands
hoofdmatig
hoofd-mat-ig
NONorsk
hovedmessig
hoved-mes-sig
PAPA
ਸਿਰ-ਪ੍ਰમાਣ
sir-pra-ma-n
PLPolski
głównie
gwo-wn-ye
PTPortuguês
de forma céphala
di fo-ma se-fa-la
RORomână
în principal
in prin-si-pal
RUРусский
подобно голове
pa-do-no-go-vo-de
SVSvenska
huvudmässigt
huvud-mes-sigt
SWKiswahili
kama kichwa
ka-ma ki-chwa
TAதமிழ்
தலைப்படி
tha-lai-pa-di
TEతెలుగు
వెంటనే
ven-ta-ne
THไทย
เหมือนหัว
meuan hua
TLTL
tuladang ulo
too-la-dang oo-lo
TRTürkçe
baş gibi
baş gi-bi
UKУкраїнська
головне
go-lov-ne
VITiếng Việt
như đầu
nhu dau
ZUZU
ngaphandle kwesikhulu
ngap-han-dle kweh-si-khu-lu