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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1499-1500
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Dreichlie, adv. [ME. dreȝly, drely (14th c.).] Steadily, copiously. — a1500 Taill of Rauf Coilȝear 215.
Thay drank dreichlie about, thai wosche, and thay rais
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