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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1585, 1653
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Homely, Homlie, a. [e.m.E. homely.] = Hamely a. 2. — 1585 Waus Corr. II. 327.
I am homlie to burding your ll. with rehersing of our troubles c 1653 Douglas Corr. 265.
Thus yow see I am homely with yow
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"Homely adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/homely>
