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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Untrewly, -treuly(e, adv. Also: untreulie, ontrewlie, -treulie, ontruelye, onetruely. [ME and e.m.E. on-truly (Manning), vntrewelie (Wyclif), vntrulie (c1394), vntruly (c1400), OE untréowlice; Trewly adv.]

1. Falsely, incorrectly; improperly; deceitfully.(a) ?1405 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 59.
It hade bene fayrar for him to haffe sende me that querell in to wyrt … than sua vntrewly in myn absence till enfourme yhour excellence 1456 Hay I 23/3.
[Pope] Johne the xij … was untreuly chosyn, als the quhilk was a hontare and had the name to be of evill lyfing 1581 Cal. Sc. P. VI 7.
[John Setone] hes sum surmisit speache untreulye contryvit … to wtter aganis me 1598 James VI Basil. Doron 182/3.
It maye be thocht … imbecillitie of spreit in a king to speake obscuirlie, mekle maire untreulie(b) a1561 Q. Kennedy Breif Tract. (ed.) 135/9.
Impropirlye and ontruelye and ongodlye they expone the vordes of our saluiour a1561 Q. Kennedy Breif Tract. (ed.) 139/16.
Will thow say that the scriptouris alleget … be Arrius ar one truely and onpropirlye alleget? 1608 Glasgow B. Rec. II 555.
Ontreulie

2. Disloyally. 1586 Misc. Spald. C. IV 237.
In caice it sall happin … that I onthankfullie, ingraitlie or ontrewlie behaiffis myself towart his lordschip