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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1596
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(Feritly,) Feirtlie, adv. [f. Ferit,ppl. a. Cf. Ferdly adv.] With fear; timorously. — 1596 Dalr. I. 156/14.
He besocht nocht for his lyfe nather crauet he it … feirtlie
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