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Sabothly, Sab(b)othlie, Sab(b)athlie, Sabbath(e)ly, adv. (adj.). Also: sabboithlie. [Also in later Sc. (only in John Galt).] (On) every sabbath; sabbath by sabbath.adv. 1617 Cramond Ch. Aberdour 17.
Collection for the puir sabbothlie at the kirk door 1619 Ib. 19.
Efternoone sabbothlie teaching the catechis and catechising of the people 1625 Moray Synod 17.
Sabothlie 1628 Fraserburgh Kirk S. II 23 Apr.
To sit sabboithlie on the stuill of repentance for the space off halff ane ȝeir 1633 Elgin Rec. II 225.
Sabothlie 1638 Hawick Arch. Soc. (1913) 52.
Sabbathlie 1642 Argyll Synod I 55.
They may have preaching sabbathely, whillas of before they heard the word every thrid Sunday 1649 Dingwall Presb. 141. 1650 Strathbogie Presb. 121.
Robert Wilson … that he had lyen a month or sex weekis, sabothlie prayed for, yet neuer comforted by the minister his visit 1654 Robertson Cullen Ch. Ann. 90. 1655 Ellon Par. 120.
Sabbathly 1666 Cramond Ch. Grange 28.
Sabathlieadj. 1644 Cramond Ch. Birnie 14.
The minister receawed an good report of his elders bot that ther was no sabothly examination 1689 Cramond Kirk S. III 6 Dec.
The parochiners of Cramond … made their addresse to presbiteran ministers … for their severall sabbathly supplies