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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1782-1783
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†FREELY, adj. Noble, goodly, handsome. Only poet.Sc. a.1783 Kemp Owyne in Child Ballads No. 34 B i.:
Come here, come here, you freely feed, An lay your head low on my knee.
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"Freely adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 9 Feb 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/freely_adj>
