A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400, 1456-1599
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Costly, Coistlie, a. Also: costlie, coist(e)ly, coastlie. [ME. costly (Wyclif), f. Cost n.1] Expensive; valuable, precious.(a) a1400 Legends of the Saints v. 96.
Twa brethir … bocht costly stanis 1456 Hay II. 154/2.
With grete desire to have … mare costly thingis 1482 Edinb. Chart. 169.
Of all … merchandice and costly gudis, of ilk crovn ii d. a1500 Bernardus 82.
Fede nocht thi famel with costly victuale c1515 Asloan MS I. 229/6.
He … brocht hame the staitliest tabernakle that was in all Scotland and the maist costlie a1540 Freiris Berw. 150, etc.
The burde scho cuverit with clath of costly grene a1578 Pitsc. I. 154/15.
Quhen all thir thrie was compleit, … he knew nocht quhilk … was costliest(b) 1560 Seven Sages 8834.
Ane precious claith … All set about with precious stanis coistlie 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 600.
The riche badkins, the coistlie veluot wobbis 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 188.
Thay … cled thame with the coistlie silk a1585 Maitland Quarto MS ii. 11.
Thair gounis ar coistlie and trimly traillis(c) 15.. Clariodus iii. 2325.
Rich furringis coastlie and pretious 15.. Ib. iv. 2528.
Goldin coupis … and monie coastlie things 1570 Leslie 272.
All the coastlie biggins quhilkis was maid be King Iames the First 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Timbria.
Martrik, sable, and vther coastelie skinnes and furringes