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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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Cantly, -lie, adv. [ME. cantly (1352), f. Cant. a.] Briskly, smartly. — a1500 Taill of Rauf Coilȝear 386.
With ane quhip in his hand Cantlie on catchand a1500 Ib. 804.
Ane knicht on ane cameill come cantly at hand
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