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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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*(Ill-,) Yllare haill, adv. phr. [Cf. north. ME. ilhail, ille, ill a, yl a hayl(l)e (a 1300), bad luck, used adv. The ending -are repr. the old -re ending of dative fem. adjs., as also in ME. (north.) wrather hail, (midl.) wrother hele, id., and (north.) goderhaylle, (midl.) goder(e hele, good fortune, fortunately.] To one's misfortune or undoing, unhappily, disastrously. — ?1438 Alex. ii. 3109.
Full yllare haill (we) saw [F. Mar veïsmes] the pryde And the assemble
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