A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Bustuously, Busteously, adv. Also: bustuusly, bustously, boust(u)ously. [ME. bustously, boistously (Chaucer). See Bustuous,a.] Violently, strongly, roughly, rudely.c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 1655.
Wyntir … with his austrene wyndis blast Richt bustuously blawande 1456 Hay I. 280/6.
Thus he maid questioun bustously c1475 Wall. xi. 84.
Rycht boustously this capdane said … At Wallace held off his landis vnrycht a1500 Rauf C. 594.
Ane man in husband weid, Buskit busteously on breid 1513 Doug. i. ii. 53.
[The] wyndis … ombeset the seys bustuusly [Sm. busteously] Ib. vii. viii. 86.
Richt bustuusly … The hyrdys ensenȝe lowd vp trumpis sche 1533 Boece xii. i. 454.
This garisoun bustuouslie recontering … expellit thame with grete slauchter fra Lochabre 1540 Lynd. Sat. 1199.
I can get na grace, Bot boustuouslie am halden at the ȝetis 15.. Christis K. 111.
The baff so boustuousle abasit him To the erd he duschit doun a1605 Montg. Misc. P. lii. 51.
Bustously I am debard
