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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Foully, Fowlely, adv. Also: fuly, fouly, foullie, fowly; fullely, -lie, foullely, foulelie; foul-, fowllyly. [ME. foulely, foul(l)y, fuli, fulliche (c 1230), OE. fúllíce.] In a foul manner, in various senses of the adj.(a) 1375 Barb. vi. 156.
Quha vist euir men sa fouly [E. foully] fall As vs, gif that we thusgat leif? Ib. vii. 610.
Thai war that tym sa fowly schent a1400 Leg. S. xviii. 461.
I … fuly led myn lyfe thare Wele sewinten ȝer owt & mare 15.. Clar. v. 2296.
He did furth ryd, Defoylȝeand knightis foullie in his pryde(b) 1375 Barb. ix. 275.
Thai fled so fowlely a1400 Leg. S. xxx. 767.
Scho fylyt fulely Hyr manis bed in adultery c1420 Wynt. viii. 6974.
The gentill ladyis thai wald ly by, And syne demembyre thame foullely a1500 Seven S. 1968.
Ȝone ald carling and thi awne wyf Sa fowlely thai thé begyle 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. i. 155.
Up by the swire Myself I hangit, frustrat sa foulelie Id. Æn. i. Prol. 422.
Gyf he grantis hym maynsworn fowlely(c) 1375 Barb. ix. 275.
Quhen the kingis cumpany Saw that thai fled sa foulyly c1420 Wynt. vi. 202.
Fowllyly hym demembryd thai
