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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Tra(i)stly, adv. Also: traistlie, traystly, trastely, trastlye, trestly. [North. ME traistli, trastli (both Cursor M.), traistly (Rolle).] a. Confidently; assuredly; truly. b. Faithfully.a., b. 1375 Barb. iii 515.
I trow traistly that gretyng Cummys to men for mysliking 1375 Barb. xv 120.
Thai thocht … to suppris thaim … For thai thocht thai suld traistly For the trewys that takyn war, Bot … falset … Sall [haue] … ewill ending 1375 Barb. xviii 36.
Traystlyer a1400 Leg. S. xvii 87.
A kyrke wele mad & traystly In the honoure of oure lady c1420 Wynt. viii 4528.
A wykyd word may wmqwhill mak Full gret tynsell … For men trowys traystly 1456 Hay I 182/5.
A capitane may not traistly oblis him to diffray a lord a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 704.
All to-turnit thair entyre, traistly and tewch, Burnist bladis of steill throw birneis thay bere a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 744.
The renkis of the Round Tabill … has traistly thame tight to governe that gait a1508 Want of Wyse Men 5 (Ch. & M.).
Now ar noucht thre may traistly [Bann. trestly] trow the ferde c1520-c1535 Nisbet Colloss. ii 15.
He spoilyeit principatis and poweris, and led out traistlie, ouircummand thame opinlie c1520-c1535 Nisbet Heb. xiii 6.
[God] said, I sal nocht leif thee … Sa that we say traistlie, The Lord is helpare to me 1546 Acts II 474/1.
Parsonis quham in he confidit maist traistlie, his fealis seruandis and houshald men(b) 1375 Barb. iv 327 (C).
How mycht he trastly on Hym cry a1400 Leg. S. x 591.
That I one domysday Ma trastly cum to iugment a1400 Leg. S. xxxvi 1234.
Trastely c1400 Elgin Rec. I 13.
And this mare trastely I say, For I kend hyme weile c1490 Irland Asl. MS 76/8.
I haue synnit aganis God almychti … nocht trowand trastlye in his blissit concepcoun(c) a1500 Henr. Bludy Serk 74.
He said, ‘Fair lady, now mone I de, Trestly ȝe me trow' a1508 Want of Wyse Men 5 (Bann.) (see a, b above).
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