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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Personal(l)y, -ie, -é, adv. (a.) Also: -ye, -i; personly, -lé, -li; persnarlye. [ME. and e.m.E. personallich (1398), -aly (Caxton), -elly; f. Personal(l a.]

1. Personally, in person, in various applications.Chiefly in certain legal formulæ.(a) c1420 Wynt. iv. 1777 (W).
Pightis … wald haue bene personaly [R. in parcenary] In to that land wonnand thaim by 1456 (c 1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I. 15.
Thir personalie wnderwrittin 1466 Acta Aud. 6/1.
Bathe the saide partijs beand personaly present 1482–3 Acta Conc. II. cvii.
Personale Ib. cxiv.
Personali 1484 Ib. I. *100/1.
Certane thingis … that thai mon personali ansuere to 1485 Lag Chart. 53.
I personalie passit to the grounde and sulye of the saidis landis 1497 Acta Conc. II. 84, etc.
The twa last letters that past apone the sade Adam personaly 1507 Grant Chart. 46.
Giff he may be persnarlye apprehendyt 1526 Acts II. 303/1.
Nocht comperand personaly, bot … tresonably absentand him 1535 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 71.
That thai cum and remane personallie within this towne 1537 Grant Chart. 271.
Premunicione beand maid personalye 1538 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 90.
Sa mony as beis … chairget speciallie, other personallie or at thair dwelling-place Arundel MS. 248/275.
O thou sueit angell that taryis with me houbeit thou speik nocht with me personalie a1578 Pitsc. II. 88/12. 1582 St. A. Kirk S. 493.
Jonet Forbes is chargit personalie befoir the sessioun yit as befoir to conpeir 1590 Prot. Bk. J. Inglis 28 March.
Vpone Sunday … personaly comperit Petir Haye 1671 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 84 (8 Feb.).
If they cannot be gotten personalie apprehendit(b) 1597 Conv. Burghs II. ii.
All persouns … to be chairgit be thair nameis in speciall, ather personle or at the mercatt croceis respectiue 1676 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 219 (14 Aug.).
I … personli aprehended Master James Kirk 1692 Ib. 14 Apr.
Personly

2. adj. = Personal(l a. c. 1587 Prot. Bk. J. Inglis 4 May.
To the personaly presence of Johne Mortymere 1590 Ib. 25 Oct.