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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1639-1640
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(Naif-,) Naive-lie, adv. [f. naive Naife a., after F. naïvement.] Naturally, true to nature. — a1640 Mure Counter-buff 300.
They'le surely trust these men, So naive-lie represented by thy pen
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