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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Erdly, Eirdlie, Eardlie, a. Also: erdlye, -lie, erdely, eirdly(e. [ME. erdely, erdli (c 1300), var. of erthly Erthly a.]
1. Pertaining to, connected with, the earth: a. With thing or thingis.(a) 1456 Hay I. 75/33.
All thir erdly thingis that nature here has maid Ib. II. 104/24.
Brese never thy leautee for nane erdly thing c1460 Thewis Wysmen 40.
Vysdome … is … suetar … Than erdly thing that man may gust 1490 Irland Mir. I. 57/23.
The erd and erdlie thingis God has put lawast 1513 Doug. ix. iii. 38.
Hyr son, the quhilk rewlys … The hevyn, the starris, and all erdly thyng 1568 Reg. Privy C. I. 637.
The said Alexander … intromettit with his haill plenissing, and left him na thing erdlie 1596 Dalr. II. 386/22.
Baith ar … deid, and declairet in that sam tym that al erdlie thing vanissis(b) 1560 Acts II. 532/2.
Trew faith caryis ws abone all thingis that ar visibill carnall and eirdly 1560 Rolland Seven S. 6900.
Ane nobill King, That lufit his wife abone all eirdlie thing 1567 Sat. P. iv. 4.
Traisting with ane, attoure all eirdlie thing, … In honour to liue 15.. Clar. i. 247.
I have ȝow luifit ouer all eardlie thing
b. In other contexts.(a) 1456 Hay I. 77/1.
The defference and diversitee of all erdly complexioun of creaturis Ib. 161/5.
Thair … cure is nocht in armes of erdly weris 1461 Liber Plusc. 394.
Quhair ar thir princis … Quhilkes in, justice set al thair erdly glore a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 1241.
All erdly riches and ruse is nought in thair garde c1500-c1512 Dunb. xii. 4.
All erdly joy returnis in pane 1513 Doug. i. v. 90.
The Romanys, lordis of al erdly geir 1533 Boece ii. iv. 63.
All kinrikis and erdlie curis ar vnder power of goddis a1570-86 Maitl. F. lxxxiv. 19.
To erdlie joy ay sorow sickerlie Succedis sone 1600-1610 Melvill 424.
The yeirs … I have spend In erdlie tourns and warldlie vanitie(b) 1551 Hamilton Cat. 286.
It purgis … his eirdlie or warldly affectiouns 1567 G. Ball. 28.
My faith incres, That I may thole this eirdlie noy a1570-86 Maitl. F. xxxv. 29.
His eirdlie joy is turnit to noy 1568 Lennox Mun. 419.
Thair sallna eardlie plesour confort ws 15.. Clar. iv. 2474.
Of eardlie joy thair was no indigence
2. Living on earth, mortal. Commonly with man (men) or wicht.(a) 1452 Maxwell Mem. 171.
[He] sal supple thame … at al his gudly power aganis al erdly men 1456 Hay I. 33/16.
The quhilk na erdely man may do Ib. 172/23.
Mony ar, the quhilkis … thinkis thai suld nocht be underloutis to nane erdly prince a1500 Bk. Chess 1231.
Scho was so kepit … That to this woman come no erdlye wicht 1533 Bell. Livy I. 23/29.
Of mare devyne and hevinlie stature than was sene with erdlie creatures 1544 Corr. M. Lorraine 76.
I never offendit to na erdlie man sen I com to mannis aige a1585 Maitl. Q. lxix. 56.
This plesant plant … Weill wrocht for till alluire all erdlie wicht 1600-1610 Melvill 397.
The actes … of the Kirk is of graitter authoritie nor anie king erdlie can giff(b) 1562-3 Winȝet I. 29/8.
The delyuering of thair bodeis and saulis, not fra twa eirdlie tyrranis, … bot [etc.] 1576 Digest Justiciary Proc. I. 22.
I thocht he gat in at ane narower hoill of the dyk na ony eardlie man could haue gane throw
3. Situated on the earth.c1420 Wynt. i. (W).
This ilk erdly [R. terrestre] Paradis In to the este of Asye lyis 1490 Irland Mir. I. 76.
This chepture tretis of the noble and plesand place of paradice terrestir & erdlie c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus ii. 846.
This plesand mans as he thocht had na peir, Bot gif it had bene eirdlie Paradice
