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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1420, 1499-1500, 1567-1590
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Dayntely, Dantely, adv. Also: dayntelie, daintellie, dentely, dantily. [ME. daynttely, deyntily (14th c.).] Nicely, elegantly, daintily. c1420 Wynt. i. 574.
Thai twa ilys, … Off silvyr ar habowndand ay, … And flwryssys alway dayntely [C. dantely] c1420 Ib. ix. 2836.
Ane honeste cumpany Rycht wele arayt and dayntely a1500 Taill of Rauf Coilȝear 191.
Syne enteris thair daynteis on deis, dicht dayntelie a1500 Ib. 665.
Dyamountis full dantely dentit betwene a1500 Golagros and Gawane 319.
Deir dyamonthis, that dayntely wes dicht a1500 Ib. 998.
Thai wedis sa deir, That dantely wes dight 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 187.
Daintellie [v.r. dantily] thay feid thame self 1573 Satirical Poems xl. 229.
[Thai] mon … na wayis dres to dant thame daintelie 1590 Burel Pilgr. i. xx.
The airn and the goshalk syne, That dentely had wont to dyne, On pairtrick and on pliuer
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