Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HARDLIES, adv. Also hardleys (Jam.6), and, with alternative suffix, hardlins (Sh. 1956). Hardly, scarcely (Sc. 1818 Sawers, m.Lth. 1956). Also in n.Eng. dials.Sc.(E) 1913 H. P. Cameron Imit. Christ i. xxii.:
Yon may be sune tint throwe upsitting, whilk wi' muckle moil was harlies gat be grace.Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.:
Hardlins a mile.Knr. 1925 H. Haliburton Horace 196:
— Shuh! — He's by like stour, Hardlins seen!
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