A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1499-1500
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Bigly, a. [ME. bygly (14th c.), ON. byggiligr habitable.] Pleasant to dwell in. —a1500 Henr. Bludy Serk 13.
Scho wynnit in a bigly bour
