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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dayly, Daly, adj. Also: daylye, -lie, -lé, dalie, -lé, daily, -lé. [e.m.E. dayly (1526), -lie.] Daily, in various applications. Daylie day, every day, day by day.(a) 1456 Hay II. 6/4.
In the quhilk herbare the noble knycht was custumyt to mak his dayly repair a1500 Henr. Fab. 54.
Throw custum and daylie ryte c1475 Wall. xi. 1291.
For dayly mes, and heryng off confessioun 1483 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 47.
The dayly mercat maid throu the hie streitt 1505 Ib. 105.
The daylie … selleris of fische 1536 Ib. II. 73.
Ilk ane of thame to haif xvj d. daylie wage 1544 Reg. Soltre .
To mak daylye seruice and resedens in the sayd collage 1556 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 244.
Our daylie seruitour Iohne Litill 1590 Fraser P. 153.
It is the dayle custum that ane may gif anuell out of his landis 1625 Edinb. Test. LIII. 48 b.
Ane stand of my daylie claithes c1650 Spalding I. 200.
He daylie day promesis, bot never myndis to performe(b) 1456 Hay II. 44/1.
The ordre requeris giftis to be gevin in daly placis a1500 Henr. Fab. 48 (A).
Is this ȝour daly fude? a1500 Seven S. 1170.
To leif in to daly angere 1533 Reg. Great S. I. 286/2.
To uphald the samyn [altare] and daly chaplane 1550 Reg. Cupar A. II. 89.
Dauidis dalie operatioun and werk in our said abbay 1559 Inverness B. Rec. I. 32.
For dale haldyn of his gudis in his cornis 1570 Leslie 183.
Thay held thame bisse with daly skarmushing 1622-6 Bisset I. 118/16.
Ane certane of persones … to be upoun his graces dalie sessioun(c) 1551 Hamilton Cat. 21.
We suld ask at God our daile fude