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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Continuallie, -tinewallie, adv. Also: contynualy, -tinually, -tinwal(l)ie, -tenuallé, -tenwellie; contynewally, -tinewalie, -teanewallie; continowallye, -al(l)ie, -tenowal(i)e. [ME. contynually, -tinualliche (1387), -elliche, etc., from Continual(e,a. and adv.] Continually, constantly, always.(a) a1400 Leg. S. xviii. 886.
In this wastrone fra thine haf I Dwelt euir contynualy c1420 Wynt. v. 194.
Fra thine Joseph and Mary In Egypt duelt contynualy 1456 Hay II. 15/11.
Thai ordanyt him a squier … to be ever contynualy at his bidding c1475 Wall. vii. 386.
It [sc. the lot] wald on him, … Continually, quhill thai had castyn thrys 1513 Doug. iii. iii. 91.
The wyndis weltris the sey continualy 1551 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 153.
The haill aucht seriands to … remayne contenually quhill thai ryse 1554 Ib. 190.
Baillies being remowit … and vtheris put in thair plaiceis contenwellie 1565 Inverness B. Rec. I. 119.
So effrayt hyr that contenualle sen syne [scho] is in perrell of hyr lyf a1578 Pitsc. I. 15/11.
And sa continwallie day be day [etc.] Ib. 57/1.
Mischeif rang sa continuallie in all partis(b) 1492 Myll Spect. 276/6.
Thow may nocht contynewaly be in the cumpanye of wemen bot thou sall fall in the syn of lechorye 1519 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 189.
Be the space of iij yeiris continewallie last bypast 1544 Acts II. 447/2.
This present parliament to stand our and rin continewallie without ony speciale continewatioun c1568 Lauder Minor P. iii. 35.
The hypocreit will skorne contynewallie 1570-3 Bann. Trans. 392.
The Protestantis are conteanewallie murtherit 1584 Rep. Menzies MSS. 10.
Vexit almaist continewallie with … paneful … infirmiteis(c) 1570 Leslie 170. Ib. 178.
Certayne Lordis war appointit to remane continowallye with the Quene dowarier in company 1604 Crim. Trials II. ii. 435.
I was contenowalie bostit that he sould be my unfreind 1649 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 98.
The annuall rent and proffeit … yeirlie, termlie, and continowallie 1667 Highland P. II. 15.
He continowallie gave them a denyall