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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1460-1461, 1567-1568
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Leful(l, a.2 Also: leiffull. [f. Lefe a. 2. Appar. only Sc. verse.] Willing, glad, prompt, ready (to do something, to or of something, and ? quasi-adv.).(1) c1460 Consail Vys Man 138.
Be nocht leful to waist thi gere c1460 Ib. 165, 393. c1460 Thewis Gudwomen 25.
Be nocht lefull tratlyngis to here [v.r. till heir] c1460 Ib. 221.
Be nocht lefull chargis to tak a1568 Bannatyne MS 70 a/22; 1584-9 Maxwall Commonpl. Bk. fol. 6 b.
Be not lefull to lie Ffor at the last verretie Is knawin(2) c1460 Consail Vys Man 146.
Be nocht our lefull of thi treuth 1461 Liber Pluscardensis I. 383.
Thow man that is … Leifful to joy, sone movyt to doloure(3) c1460 Thewis Wysmen 235.
? quasi-adv. Nocht lefull dafit bot delygent
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