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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HARLY, adv. Also harley (Sh. 1898 W. F. Clark North. Gleams 91), harrly (Dmf. 1899 . v. — d Country Schoolmaster (Wallace) 334), haurly (Lnk. 1880 Clydesdale Readings 204). Contracted forms of Eng. hardly (Lnk. 1808 W. Watson Poems (1877) 2; Gall. 1901 Trotter Gall. Gossip. 381; Sh. 1918 T. Manson Peat Comm. I. 55; Rxb. 1925 E. C. Smith Mang Howes 2; Tyr. 1929 M. Mulcaghey Ballymulcaghey 117; Cai., Abd., m.Lth., Bwk., Gall., Uls. 1956). Cf. Hardlies.
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