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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Newly, adv. Also: new(e)-, neuly(e, -ie, -ey, -ei. [ME. and e.m.E. new(e)ly, etc., ME. ne(o)w(e)liche, -like, nyowely (1422), OE. níwlice.]

1. Immediately.1375 Barb. v. 122 (C) (see Newlingis adv. 1).

2. Newly, recently, lately, only just before.(1) 1456 Hay I. 281/22.
And that knycht of Duche land had tane thai armes newly Ib. II. 109/2.
For thai begyn nocht newely to be inymyes to mankynde c1460 Alex. (Taym.) 2595.
[The Romans] The quhilkis newlie to grow beginnand was 1513 Doug. ii. xii. 67.
Quhar that I fand assemlyt al newly So huge a rowt of our folkis that [etc.] Ib. i. vi. 150, ix. vii. 148.(2) 1456 Hay I. 157/21.
In felde quhen he hes a prisounare newly tane, he may sla him 1508 Reg. Privy S. I. 251/2.
His chapel newly bigat 1513 Doug. xi. ii. 27.
Als semly forto se As is the fresch flowris schynand bewte Newly pullyt vp from hys stalkis smaill Ib. v. vi. 76. 1562-3 Winȝet II. Title.
A … buke … neulie translatit in Scottis 1572 Peebles B. Rec. I. 337.
The landis of Caidmuir newlie rewin furth a1578 Pitsc. I. 38/5. 1605 Paisley B. Rec. 279. 1636 Rutherford Lett. (1891) 135.
My newly printed book

3. Anew, afresh, again, a second or further time. a1400 Leg. S. xiii. 169.
Thai drew hyme newly thru the towne c1460 Alex. (Taym.) 2210.
He mycht be maid prisouner newly be him that had haldin him in prisoun; Hay I. 228/29. [He] tuk the Quene … And callit ane preist and mariit hir newlie c1460 Thewis Wysmen 56.
Thai do bot opnis the erde newly As lawboureris dois, teland thar land a1500 K. Hart 83.
This cumlie court … That noy hes none bot newlie novaltee 1513 Doug. v. xii. 164.
Thai … gan to forge newly wrayngis and ayris 15.. Clar. v. 1889.
Thay raise from the suppeir And newlie gois to thair abaitments 1561 St. A. Kirk S. 71.
[Sentence of divorce] permytting the said Alesone agane newlie to marye 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 226.
All the wallis, fousies and portis … were newlie biggit and repairit 1602 Dundee Shipping L. 77.
Y begane newlie agene and inbargit the schip

4. For the first time; without precedent; in an original or unprecedented manner. 14.. Acts I. 57/2.
In sodan cases the quhilkis newly hapnis of the quhilkis it micht nocht be foresene 1562-3 Winȝet I. 73/26.
Quhare ȝe neulie concluid in ȝour doctrine of baptim, the infantis to be saifit but the samin Ib. II. 57/17.
Teche sa the samyn thing quhilk thow hes lerit that, quhen thow speikis newlie, that thow speik na newthingis 1584 Balnaves Conf. Faith in 1558-66 Knox III. 455.
Then began Sathan … newly to impung this article, ever to annul the promise of God