A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1551
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Reidly, adv. [Erron. var. of Reddily adv. 2. Cf. Redely(e adv.] Willingly, readily. — 1551 Hamilton Catechism 110.
All flatteraris [etc.] … quha giffis reidly eris to bakbytaris fostaris the same
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