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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Douchtily, -ely, adv. Also: douchtilie, -elie, -ellie, -aly; dowchtily, -yly, -ely; dought-, dowghtely; duchtilie, -elie, -ely(e; docht-, doihtelie. [ME. doutely, doȝtilich, dughtilik (c 1300), f. Douchty,a.] Doughtily, valiantly, strenuously.(a) 1375 Barb. vi. 240.
Thidder he went … Defendand him full douchtely Ib. xiii. 150.
Thair fais … Met thame, and dang on douchtely c1420 Wynt. iv. 547.
The Sytykys douchtely Wan all hale the wyctory ?1438 Alex. i. 1118.
Than thai of Gaderis … Schot vpone him full douchtely 1513 Doug. ix. iii. 184.
So dowchtely we schape to do our det Ib. x. vii. 176.
Full douchtely Pallas … Inforcis hym to greif hys fays 1533 Boece ix. x. 310.
The sonnys of thame quhilk douchtelie deit in the feild … resauit large possessiouns 1535 Stewart 48249.
In that same feild so douchtelie did he a1585 Maitl. Q. xliv. 83.
The … vassalledge Of sic as hes done douchtellie in theis dayis 1581 Sat. P. xliii. 159.
It was the Douglassis douchtaly them dang 1596 Dalr. I. 166/25.
He … douchtilie draue thame into thair strenthis(b) c1420 Wynt. iii. 884.
The Perseys … wan the feld rycht dowchtily Ib. viii. 3722.
Schyr Henry the Ballyoll … dyntis delt rycht dowchtyly 1513 Doug. ix. iii. 184.
So dowchtely we schape to do our det Ib. xi. Prol. 141.(c) a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 808.
Gif I de doughtely, the les is my dere Ib. 859. 1574 Davidson Three Reformers 116.
In that brunt … That day he did full dowghtely(d) a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 785.
Ane wy … That sal duchtely his deid do with yon deir 1573 Sat. P. xxxix. 57.
Thay send ane army heir … Conuoyt with Drurie, duchtelie in deid ?1438 Alex. i. 1128.
In sic ane ledare men micht affye, That helpit his men sa duchtelye 1596 Dalr. II. 26/1.
This king duchtilie dantuned the Inglismen(e) 1571 Sat. P. xxvii. 107.
The … wassilaige Of sic as dochtelie [v.r. doihtelie] did in thair dayis c1590 J. Stewart 24/323.
Lyk as lord Roland dochtelie supprest All accident that mycht hir fame iniuir 1626 Garden Worthies 60.
Your valour try'd, That for her doeing dochtilie have died
