A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1438, 1616
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(Enforcitly,) Enforsitly, adv. Also: enforcedly. [Cf. Enforcely.] Forcibly, violently. —?1438 Alex. ii. 4162.
Thay tua faucht enforsitly ?1438 Ib. 4633.
Than Gaudefeir enforsitly [F. efforciement] Come with the men of Arraby1616 Brus ii. 314 (H).
[C. The king … Saw thaim cum] on enforcedly [C. swa inforcely]
