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Gladly, Glaidly, adv. Also: gladlie; glaidlie, -lye, glaydlie; gladelie; gledly. [ME. gladly (Chaucer), gladdliȝ (Orm), OE. glædlíce, f. Glad a.]

1. Willingly, readily, with good will.(a) a1400 Leg. S. xxvi. 964.
The Jou for mercy than thai crawe, And he than gladly thame forgawe 1456 Hay I. 302/22.
The pape … will nocht sa gladly grant him his asking in tyme tocum c1450 Cr. Deyng 186.
He that suld de, suld gladly de a1570-86 Maitl. F. xlvii. 8.
Luik preiching that thow gladlie heir 1596 Dalr. I. 77/24.
Metellius … denyet nocht, bot gladlie granted thair askeng(b) c1450 Cr. Deyng 26.
Sen vs behwys all de o neid, … , we suld resaue it glaidly c1460 Thewis Wysmen 93.
He heris consail radely, And al with conseil dois glaidly Ib. 121.
Thai here glaidly, and lytill spekis a1500 Henr. Fab. 1123.
Think on thy end, thow sall not glaidlie sin 1533 Boece ii. x. 79.
The king … swore that … he wald glaidlie remytt all offensis 1562-3 Winȝet I. 42/31.
To that glaidlye we assent 1588 King Cat. 145.
Thai … quhilk glaidlie or frawartlie dois præsume to speik aganis the halie decrees of the fathers 1601 Conv. Burghs II. 108.
The saidis burrowis … consentit glaidlie to hald hand thairto 1607 Lett. & State P. Jas. VI 111.
Mr James … wald glaidlie … mak satisfactioun and assyithement(c) 1533 Boece ii. v. 65.
Foriugeit men gladelie exponit thame to punycioun to the cryme correspondent 1596 Dalr. II. 334/23.
In this jornay thir marrowis sho tuke til her, … and gladelie tha gyue her the conuoy

b. Freq. with wald or wald nocht. a1400 Leg. S. xviii. 530.
Gyf that sum war in that far That with me wald nocht gladly syn Ib. xxx. 7.
Sum that he wald rycht gladly grewe ?1438 Alex. ii. 1784.
His worschip richt wele we se; We wald se gledly his bounte 1456 Hay I. 261/5.
Gif a man has despyte at ane othir, and wald gladly fynd a fault till him of crime famous 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. iii. 824.
Glaidlie I wald amid this writ haue brevit, Had I it sene how they war slane Id. Æn. x. viii. 14.
Glaidly I wald hys fader stude heirby 1531 Bell. Boece I. 19.
Nochtheles he wald glaidly avise with his nobillis a1570-86 Maitl. F. xlv. 12.
He that glaydlie wald spend suld preis for to win 1638 Bk. Pasquils 81.
Quho are thesse men That wold I uerey glaidly ken

2. With gladness or joy; with pleasure or delight; joyfully.(a) a1500 Henr. Fab. 259 (A).
Thai fand the toune, and in gladly can gang a1500 Bk. Chess 25.
Vthersum … That gladlie gois & in to romanis reidis Of halynes [etc.](b) c1475 Wall. ix. 45.
Bonalais [thai] drank rycht glaidly Ib. xi. 343.
Meit he to thaim brocht And bedyn to, als glaidly as he mocht 1513 Doug. ii. vi. 65.
Synon … kyndilland ever on The new fyris glaidly, as it war sport

b. Dois glaidlie, an invitation to guests at a meal. a1500 Rauf C. 192.
With blyith cheir sayis Gyliane: ‘Schir, dois glaidlie’ a1500 Prestis of Peblis 100.
Vnto his lordis than cummyn is the king. ‘Dois glaidlie all’, he said, ‘baith ald & ȝing’