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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Haly, Hailly, adv. Also: hally, hallie, haillie, heallie. [Northern ME. halli, hali(k, haali (a 1300), midl. and southern hoolly, hol(l)y, hol(l)iche.] = Halely adv. (Freq. in Barbour.)(a) 1375 Barb. i. 16.
That it lest ay furth in memory, … Na ger it haly be forȝet Ib. xvii. 473.
Thai folk … Vithdrew thame haly fra the wall c1420 Wynt. iv. 2501.
He set hym haly for to wyt … All kynrykis c1475 Wall. viii. 1536.
His wncle … At Calys than had haly in kepyng 1513 Doug. xii. v. 50.
Thai … Ar alterit haly in ane other avys Id. K. Hart 208.
Thai maid thame … Haly of thair lyvis half agast a1570-86 Maitl. F. xxx. 106.
Thocht the warld be haly set on yll(b) c1420 Wynt. ii. 711.
That yle … thai mycht … Wyn it hally to thare wylles 1461 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 362.
To be haldyn … frely, fullyly, hally, honorabilly … & in pece 1615 Melrose P. 210.
In directioun … to suspend him hallie for certane space fra all use of his calling(c) a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 1299.
All his hathillis in that heir, hailly on hight 1573 Sat. P. xli. 15.
He did him haillie indeuoir Thy richteous actioun to mantene 1596 Dalr. I 306/11.
Quhairfor he gaue ouer all, … that … haillie he mycht studie til heuinlie thingis 1607 Dundonald Par. Rec. 144.
Ionat Wood … denyit the same haillie 1621 Perth Kirk S. 298.
The brig of Tay was hailly dung down

b. Also all haly, hailly: cf. Alhalely adv. and Halely adv. 1375 Barb. xx. 572 (see Alhalely adv.).
All haly ?1549 Monro W. Isles (1884) 64.
Her fleiche of fedderis falleth of her all hailly