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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1513
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Dern(e)ly, Darn(e)ly, adv. [ME. dernely, early derneliche.] Secretly; with concealment. — 1513 Doug. iii. iv. 56.
Vnder the gers … thar swerdis in thai stair, And darnly [Sm. darne-, R. dernlie] eik thar targis al ourheildis 1513 Ib. viii. i. 146.
So darnly [Sm. dernly] hyd nane wist quhar he was gone
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