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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1615
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Dule-, Duilfully, adv. Also: dulfully, -lie, lé, dule-, duilfullie, duyl-, dewlfully. [ME. dulfully (15th c.).] Dolefully, dismally, sadly; miserably.(a) a1400 Legends of the Saints xxiv. 214.
Cryand on God ful dulfully c1450-2 Howlat 64.
Sum will me dulfully dicht c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace vii. 1055.
Sum hang on craggis rycht dulfully to de c1475 Ib. ix. 1346.
In a dyrk cawe he was set dulfulle a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 2529.
The emprys at the last Followit dulfully and full of dreid c1500-c1512 Dunb. viii. 18.
Quhy hes thow done so dulfullie devoir The prince of knychtheid? 1546 Lynd. Trag. Card. 7.
Quhov mony … kingis War dulfullie deposit frome thare ryngis 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 30.
He lyis seik and sair, Syne dulfullie is domeit to dede 1590 Burel Pilgr. i. xxxiv.
The meikillest ay the lest Dulfullie did doun thring(b) c1552 Lynd. Mon. 4058.
That day thay dulefullye repentit c1552 Ib. 4117.
With wyld lyonis … He gart deuore thame dulefullye 1556 Lauder Off. Kings 201.
Ye sall be plukkit frome your ryngis Rycht dulefullie 1570 Satirical Poems xiii. 68.
Quhair sindrie godly thay dulefully doun dang(c) 1513 Doug. iv. xii. 76.
Thou beand thus sa duylfully heir schent 1570 Satirical Poems xviii. 4.
James, our Regent, In thé was slane, dissauit duilfullie a1585 Maitland Quarto MS lxv. 100.
Into dispair most duilfullie to die c1590 J. Stewart 26/410.
He neuir heid [= had] sic bittir baifull blast As be thir news now duilfullie he dreis(d) c1615 Chron. Kings 95.
Scho depairtitt werry dewlfully. … The Queine wes lamentit with mony
