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Unaba(i)sitly, Onabasitly, adv. Also: unaba(i)sitlie, wnabasytly, wnabasydly, wnabayssitly, -ytly, onabasytly, onabysytly. [Abaisitly adv. Cf. 19th c. Eng. unabashedly (1890).] Dauntlessly, fearlessly.(a) 1375 Barb. vi 20 (C) (see (b) below).
Unabasitly 1375 Barb. ix 394 (C) (see Barb. ix 399 in (b) below). 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 1537.
Vnabasitlie [L. Onabysytly] this campioun saw I gang. In a deip cisterne, and thair a lyoun sleuch 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 1679.
Richt vnabaisitlie [L. onabasitly] hauand na dreid nor aw c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 194.
Thay come, and bikkerit unabaisitly 1562-3 Winȝet II 8/27.
Gif that the pastouris suld vnabaisitlie gainstand the woulfis 1594 Misc. Bann. C. III 174.
The said Thomas … was at the siege of Sanct-Johnstoun … & vnabasitlie enterit ouer the wallis thairof(b) 1375 Barb. vi 20.
War he nocht owtrageous hardy he had nocht wnabasytly [C. vnabasitly] sa smertly sene his wantage 1375 Barb. ix 399.
Quhen he in the watyr swa Saw the king pas & with him ta Hys ledder wnabasytly [C. vnabasitly] c1420 Wynt. v 2998.
Wnabasydly c1420 Wynt. vi 1111.
This byschape wnabayssytly [C. wnabayssitly] Spak to that spyryte than stowtly(c) a1400 Leg. S. v 428.
He … to that hyll in gret hy Prekit, & onabasytly 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 1537 (L) (see (a) above).
Onabysytly 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 1679 (L) (see (a) above).
Onabasitly