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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dayly, Daily, Daly, adv. Also: daylie, -lé, daili(e, dalye, -lie, -lé. [e.m.E. and ME. (rare) dayly.] Daily, every day, day by day. (In common use from c 1460.)(a) 1456 Hay I. 16/19.
The man that synnis dayly Ib. 75/27; etc.
Dayly it movis fra the orient c1450-2 Howlat 710.
All worschip and welth dayly induris a1500 Bk. Chess 1025.
Ane duke thare was … That daylye faucht and dayly aye he wan c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxxxii. 50.
Ȝour proffeit daylie dois incres 1546 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 242.
That thar remane tua men daylie at the boll brig 1552–3 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 101.
Gevin … to Thomas Cok … to be his disjune allanerlie vj s. dayle 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 15.
The lawar sal reid dayly ane ho[u]re in law 1596 Dalr. I. 77/36.
Quhil now in peace thay daylie perseueirit 1608 Highland P. III. 114.
My ould aige dayle crepis on(b) c1460 Thewis Wysmen 211.
The natur of this warld daly Is euer changand 1508 Reg. Privy S. I. 241/1.
Divers … daly pasturis and etis the gers thairof 1533 Bell. Livy I. 27/22.
Thai haue conquest grete riches … daly 1544 Elgin Rec. I. 81.
For stanching of the greit trubill and cumyr dale maid to the provest 1562-3 Winȝet I. 25/1.
To quhome I vsit to propone almaist dalie sum theme 1568 Inverness B. Rec. I. 159.
Ane serwand vagis and expensis dale sen syne Ib. 163.
The serwice of his horse … dalye 1584 Reg. Privy C. III. 682.
His Hienes subjectis dalie offending aganis his majesteis lawis 1596 Dalr. II. 437/24.
Gret hope dalie tha had to win the toune(c) c1460 Wisd. Sol. 636.
This present pilgrimage, quhilk passis as a schadow daily 1475 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 30.
For the furthering … of diuine seruice daily to be done 1541 Peebles B. Rec. 59.
Diuers vnfremen … dailie occupeis youre fredome a1578 Pitsc. I. 218/28.
He … gart mak ane belt of irone and wore it dailie about him