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Halely, Haillely, Halily, adv. Also: halelie, halelé, hallely; haille(l)lie, -le, heillellie, hel(l)ely; halyly, -le, hallyly; halili(e, hallielie, haillily, hail(l)ilie, heallillye, -le; hala(l)ly, hallaly, hailla(l)lie, heal(l)alie. [Northern ME halely (1352), midl. and southern holely, -lich, f. Hale adj.] Wholly, entirely, completely. In various contexts.(a) 1375 Barb. iv. 598.
Carrik wes gevyn than halely To sir Henry the lord Percy Ib. 605.
This Cuthbert … saw the folk sa halely Be worthyn Ynglis a1400 Leg. S. iii. 920.
Fore manis falowschipe haf I Refoysit euir-mare halely ?1438 Alex. i. 1207.
His scheild to fruschit was halely Ib. ii. 1645.
The hoste … can halely se That straik 1456 Hay I. 298/21.
All the people and the counsale halely on kneis requerand him [etc.] a1500 Seven S. 1518, Ib. 1533.
Claith and meite cum dovne halely 1503 Chart. Coupar A. II. 122.
The quhilkis … conditionys halely nocht kepit togidder, thair takis wakis of deid 1532 Douglas Corr. 348.
The denyall and recusatioun of justice stud halelie in ȝour officiaris 1555 Corr. M. Lorraine 398.
Halele 1567 Acts III. 27/2.
Letteris writtin halelie with hir awin hand 1583 Edinb. Test. XII. 207 b.
All the tocher … is halelie & compleitlie payit(b) 1375 Barb. i. 316.
Quhen he herd … at his landis haly War gevyn to the Clyffurd c 1400 Newbattle Charter MS. (Reg. H.).
An pec of land … to be haldyne … be the said Ranald … frelie, halyle, and quietlie in few c1420 Wynt. v. Prol. 35.
My purpos … Standys halyly for to schaw Ib. vi. 2172.
My leve I tak … And gyvys wp halyly all tretté 1475 Lennox Mun. 104.
All and halle my landis … to be haldyn … halyly, quietly, weill and in pece(c) 1398 Liber Melros 489.
Qvhillez that … payment … be halily and qvitly made c1420 Wynt. iv. 1182.
How thai wan Frauns, and Lumbardy, Tuskane, and Rome, nere halily Ib. v. 3046.
He had the monarchy Off all the gret warld halily 1417 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 249.
With all & sindry fredomis [etc.] … frely, quitly, … halili 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 180.
The tounes men were halilie come furth(d) 1452 Acts II. 41/1.
That all maner of man that hes corne wnthreschyne … sal gar it be haillely threschine owt 1537 Liber Dryburgh 283.
With the pertinentis … quyetlie, fullile, haillilie, honorablie 1550 Ayr B. Ct. Bk. 28 Feb.
Robert … refusit to wair the saidis gudis in irne haillelie c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 1385.
Ane knicht of France … Quhilk had the guiding haillilie 1571 Sat. P. xxix. 6.
Now is the cours Platonian completit haillely 1600 Conv. Burghs II. 83.
The rest of the smaller burrowis to mak thair mwsteris, haillele, monethle 1610 Edinb. Test. XLVI. 177 b.
That I may submitt haillellie my self to his onlie will 1625 Stirling B. Rec. I. 160.
The said maister … sal … employ. himself haillilie to the teaching of the said grammer schole(e) 1473 Stirlings of Keir 241.
Tyle that nyntene ȝeris be halaly and fullaly completyt 1561 Reg. Dunferm. 462.
In the haill x chalders quhilk wes tane haillalie of Kinglassie of befoir a1585 Maitl. Q. xii. 15.
The peopill [ar] all misguydit haillalie Ib. xxx. 42.
Sum hes … Thair guddis spuilȝit halallie 1628 Edinb. Test. LIV. 312.
I leive my saidis haill guidis … haillallie to the said Marione 1639 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 400.
Summa of the haill charge … , quhilk is haillalie debursit and farther(f) c1420 Wynt. iv. 886.
For yhowre caus hallyly Ib. ii. 202 (C).
Bot gif he gaf hym hallely Al his awantage ?1438 Alex. i. 2491.
To quhome the king Hes geuin hallely his oist to leid a1578 Pitsc. II. 34/16.
Thir captanis … quhilk purpossit hallielie to tak their seassing of … Tivedaill Ib. 148/22.
The Earle … raissit hallalie all that he might be(g) a1500 Henr. Fab. 727 (B).
To fang sum fische wes hellely his intent 1566–7 Cart. S. Giles 271.
The fructis thairof ordanit healalie to be brocht 1582 Conv. Burghs I. 148.
The commissioneris … haelelie aggreis 1503 Maxwell Mem. II. 169.
Heallilie repoising my seif on ȝour guidwill 1597 Acts IV. 151/2.
The patrimonie of the said bishoprik being helelie … exhaustit 1607 Lett. & St. P. Jas. VI 121.
This office of searcheary … suld be healillye referrit vnto vs c1615 Chron. Kings 6.
All the walȝeant men … wer … heillellie slayne

b. Also all halely, and see also Alhalely adv. and Haly adv. 1375 Barb. i. 626.
And thar till into borwch draw I Myn herytage all halily Ib. iv. 698, xvi. 315.
All halely c1420 Wynt. iv. 586, v. 3885, 4803.
All halily, halyly 1456 Hay I. 58/16.
The quhilk barnis thai slew all halely Ib. 55/24. 1535 Stewart 8832.
Thair purpois wes al haillelie to fle a1570-86 Maitland Maitl. F. cxii. 32.
All haillalie