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Quotation dates: 1400, 1456-1614
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Fulisch, Fulich(e, a. Also: folische, -ich(e, -ige; fulische, -ish(e, -usche, -esche, full-, foulishe, foolis(c)h; fulych, -eche, fuyllech, fwillysche. [ME. folyshe, -isch, -ish (c 1374), foolich, f. fole Fule n. Cf. Fulage a.] Foolish.
1. Of persons, the mind or heart.(a) a1500 Henr. Fab. 1863.
Quhen scho thair fulische hartis vnderstude a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 485.
Syn makis a man fulische and furious c1552 Lynd. Mon. 2409.
O fulysche folke 1562-3 Winȝet II. 55/32.
The maist fulesche amangis ȝow a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 162.
As fulisch Phaetone … His fathers cairte obteind 1600-1610 Melvill 56.
A … fulishar, corrupter youthe was ther nocht in that Collage(b) a1500 Bernardus 60.
Proponand that … sic fulechte [sic] men [etc.] 1533 Bell. Livy I. 116/1.
The fulich [v.r. fulige] Gabynis 1533 Ib. 274/32.
Pepill inconsultit and fuliche c1552 Lynd. Mon. 1721.
Those fuliche peple(c) 1492 Myll Spectakle of Luf 294/17.
A man … quhilk in his ȝoutheid had bene folich a1500 Henr. Orph. 579 (B).
O man, recleme thi folich harte a1578 Pitsc. I. 134/12.
Ane folische prince corrupit … with flateraris 1581 Hamilton Cath. Tr. 21 b.
Ane folische auld cairl 1608 Lett. & St. P. Jas VI 138.
I was sa folische … to beliue [etc.]
2. Of actions, ideas, desires, etc.(a) c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 1671.
A blind fulische desyre a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 26.
Fy on thi fortune and fnlische felicite c1520-c1535 Nisbet III. 327/17.
Thai ar … of al thingis maist fwillysche 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 102.
Sa sall the Lord distroy thair fulische fame 1570 Maitland Folio MS xxx. 137.
Quhen we behald onr fulische febilnes 1593 Protocol Book of T. Auchinlek 27.
This fulische interpryse 1614 Highland P. III. 163.
This my fwlische adwys(b) 1456 Hay I. 84/5.
Fnliche hardynes and presumptuousnes a1500 Tale of the Colkelbie Sow Prol. 50.
Pardoun the fulich face of this mad metir 1513 Doug. i. iii. 93.
In thar wod fulych ire 1513 Ib. ii. ix. 22.
Quhat fulych thocht … Movis thé now? c1520-c1535 Nisbet III. 352/6.
To bewar of … fuyllech talkyng 1531 Bell. Boece I. 80.
Be fuliche and unprudent bergane 1533 Id. Livy I. 213/26.
He fell in sic troubil be his fulich hardines 1562-3 Winȝet II. 53/26.
Be fuleche præsumptioun 1581 Satirical Poems xliii 184.
They haue defamit him with ane fulich trick(c) a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS xciv. 104.
Ȝe sould not persaweir In to sic folische vanite a1570-86 Ib. ciii. 26.
Folische speiking forbeir a1585 Maitland Quarto MS xlii. 137.
Quhen we behauld our folische febilnes(d) 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 91.
Ȝour foulishe pietie did thame spair befoir; 156–7 Sat. P. vi. 110. A brawad, or elis a foulishe vanitie a1585 Maitland Quarto MS xlii. 8.
Remors for syne is thocht bot foolisch feir
