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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Forcy, Forcie, a. [f. Force n. Cf. Forsy a. Also in e.m.E. (1586), but rare.] Of persons or animals, personal qualities, or things: Full of force or strength.(1) c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 510.
A thousande knyghtes … forcye for all fyghtes 1456 Hay I. 250/29.
Bathe beste and man is mare stark and forcy … quhen thai ar wele fed Ib. II. 116/37.
Thou wald be starkare … and forciare c1500-c1512 Dunb. xi. 10.
Forcye Achill and strong Sampsone 1513 Doug. iv. Prol. 41.
Thou art mair forcy than the ded sa fell Ib. v. vii. 45.
The forcyast of campionys Ib. x. xiv. 87.
O moist forcy steid 1531 Bell. Boece II. 7.
Now ar rissin in Britane mony rank and forcy young men 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 170.
Thair laikit in him nathing that mycht appertene to ane forcie campioun(2) 1456 Hay II. 123/16.
The ground of the stomakis … mare forcy of degestioun na the humast part 1513 Doug. v. xiv. 54.
Sowpit in Stix, the forcy hellys see Ib. vi. xvi. 40.
Be enchantment and forcy herbis sle 1535 Stewart 11709.
The flude so forcie that ran by the sand 15.. Clar. i. 83.
He raisit up his forcie arme on height 1562-3 Winȝet II. 6/28.
The forcie and irrecouerable strake 1570 Sat. P. xiii. 141.
Quhen ȝe culd not resist his forcie wand(3) 1513 Doug. ii. x. 137.
Ȝour strenth … and ȝour forcy mycht Ib. ix. iii. 114.
Hie curage and forcy hardyment 1533 Bell. Livy I. 146/9.
His inemyis war sett with maist forcy violence to deieck him