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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Farly, n. Also: farlie, fairly, -lie; pl. farlyis, -leis, -lies, fairles. [Var. of Ferly n. Cf. e.m.E. farley (1646), n. Eng. dial. farly (1790).]

1. A marvellous thing; a wonder. a1400 Leg. S. xxvii. 5.
Of halowis to say and syng The farleis that in thame were
Ib. xxxii. 568.
Quhen he this farly has sene
?1438 Alex. ii. 4923.
I heir thé tell ane great farly
c1500 Crying ane Play 10.
I am the nakit blynd Hary That lang as bene in the fary Farleis to fynd
1513 Doug. vii. i. 100.
Abuf this, eik, betyd a mar farly
1533 Boece ix. xviii. 335.
Mony grete farleis this ȝere in Albion war sene
1535 Stewart 13109.
Quhat farlie wes thocht Galdus sufferit pane
a1540 Freiris Berw. 390.
Quha evir afoir hes sic a fairly [Mfarlie] sene?
1572 Sat. P. xxxi. 106.
Bot ȝit sic farleis hes bene sene
Ib. xxxv. 45.
Quhat fairlie, than, thocht we haue on[e]
1590 Burel Pilgr. i. xxx.
He that wald faine fairles sie, Sall find thame at the last
a1598 Ferg. Prov. 19.
The langar we live, the mae farlies we see
1604-31 Craig v. 5/13.
Amidst my dreame this fray And fairlie I fand

2. Wondering, marvelling. c1420 Ratis R. 1440.
Gret farly have I in thocht, That [etc.]
1535 Stewart 7043.
The Romanis all greit farlie had that tyde

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