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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1499-1500
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(Mirth-,) Myrthfully, adv. [e.m.E. mirthfully (1665).] Joyously; ? pleasurably, ? melodiously, ? joyfully, merrily. — a1500 Golagros and Gawane 216.
With menstralis myrthfully makand thame glee
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"Myrthfully adv.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 10 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/myrthfully>
