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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fellounly, Fellonly, adv. Also: fellownly, -ounlie, -onlie, felonly. [ME. felunlyche (1303), felunsli(a 1300).]
1. Cruelly, ruthlessly, harshly.(a) 1375 Barb. i. 315.
Quhen he herd his fadir was Put in presoune so fellounly a1400 Leg. S. xvi. 631.
He … cronyt wes with thorne Bondyne & befte fellounly Ib. xxxiii. 373.
Syndry kynd of torment … Quhare thru thai suld de fellounly c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 818.
Full fellounly he slew hyme there c1420 Wynt. vi. 861.
The Kyng Malcolme fellownly Slwe this kyng in Bardory Ib. viii. 2753.
Thai demyd offt rycht fellownly, And knychtis slw 15.. Clar. i. 1255.
The quhilks … Ane naikit man hade bunde rycht fellounlie(b) 1375 Barb. i. 215.
A! quhat thai dempt thaim felonly a1400 Leg. S. xxx. 657.
That feynd … slaytyt thaim full fellonly c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 1318.
Thelamonyus … With prowde wordes full fellonly Vlixes manassed c1420 Wynt. viii. 7204.
Ilka yere a justry He gert hald rycht fellonly Ib. ix. 56.
The Ynglis men … slew hym felonly a1500 Bk. Chess. 667.
The women war defowlit fellonly c1515 Asl. MS. I. 242/20.
The king … with the ost … distroyit the cuntre richt fellonly a1500 Doug. K. Hart 551.
Conscience luikit sa fellonlie Thay ran away out of his presence quyte 1533 Bell. Livy I. 473.
The Gaulis als war fellon[l]y invadit be pestilence
2. Violently, strongly, forcibly; extremely.1375 Barb. xx. 152.
Thar hym tuk sa felonly His seknes Ib. 515.
He … couth his fays richt felonly Stonay a1400 Leg. S. xli. 369.
The wikit geste Fandit hyme ful fellounly Ib. xlii. 259.
The erde steryt sa fellounly That al the cyte … schuke c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 1007.
Of the see the gret tempest … Enforcede was so fellonly ?1438 Alex. i. 2732.
He felt him sa fellonly Hurt and to-frushit with the fall a1500 Rauf C. 18.
Sa feirsly fra the firmament, sa fellounlie it fure a1500 Doug. K. Hart 439.
At the last he schowtit fellonlie, And bad thame rys 15.. Clar. v. 2310.
They fruschit thair speiris freschlie in sunder So fellounlie, … that [etc.] 1571 Sat. P. xxix. 2.
Gretly thai maid me wondre Quhow that so grett a gospellar so fellounly could fondre 1590 Burel Pilgr. i. iv.
The beir … Wes fellonlie afraid
