Translation of "ly" into English

Olaf se vrou, Esther, het aan artritis gely en was in ’n rolstoel.

Olaf’s wife, Esther, suffered from arthritis and was confined to a wheelchair.

Voor hulle skipbreuk gely het, was hulle alreeds weke lank honger en dors en is hulle fisies mishandel.

Before the shipwreck, they had already endured weeks of hunger, thirst, and physical abuse.

versterk ons as ons weens toetse ly.

Bears heavy loads when it’s really strong.