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: 1560-1586
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Fatherlie, -ly, a. [e.m.E. fatherly (1526), for earlier faderly.] = Faderly a. Also, felt towards a father. —1560 Rolland Seven Sages 2939.
Thay gaue ane hiddeous cry For kindlie lufe and fatherlie pietie 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 33.
He wil thé stryke with his maist fatherlie wand a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS clxx. 43.
With sa fatherlie affectioun
