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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gredily, Gredely, adv. Also: gredyly, greidily(e, -lie, gredelye, -lie, greadelie, gridelie. [ME. gredily, gredely, OE. grǽdi-, grǽdelíce.] Greedily.(a) c1420 Wynt. iii. 147.
Than gredyly He tuke and ete of that huny Ib. iv. 484.
Thai Sytykys tuk herbry And ete and drank rycht gredyly 1456 Hay II. 154/1.
That he grape gredily to thy gudis with grete desire to have mare na thou profferis him(b) a1400 Leg. S. xliii. 468.
Almacius thane wes besy To get the gudis gredely 1531 Bell. Boece I. xliv.
Thir mussillis … gredelie swellis the dew of hevin c1552 Lynd. Mon. 3993.
Thare awin sowldiouris full gredelye Reft thame that flesche 1562-3 Winȝet I. 14/16.
To sched blud, to destroy saulis, aud gredelie to searce lucre 1558-66 Knox II. 128.
Some had greadelie gripped to the possessionis of the Kirk 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 268.
Feiring to be disapointed of the spoyle which thei so gridelie gaped after(c) 1596 Dalr. I. 152/23.
Bot how gret aud felloune force obteines a wicked consuetude, and how greidilie men gripis til it 1621-40 Melville Commonpl. Bk. 48.
Wormes … who greidilye will gnaw my flesche