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Quotation dates: 1375-1588
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Fullely, Fullily, adv. Also: fulleli(e, -lé, fullyly, -li, fullaly, -lie. [f. ME. (rare) fulli adj. (a 1300), Cf. ME. fullines (a 1300).] = Fully adv.(a) 1375 Barb. ii. 423.
He … haid till erd gane fullely, Ne war he hynt him by his sted 1375 Ib. iv. 264. a1400 Legends of the Saints i. 169.
He … thar wes fullely fyften ȝere a1400 Ib. xxxiii. 118.
Gold & siluir … At mycht assith fullely thare wil 1385 Red Bk. Grandtully I. 139*.
Beand … the ende of myne ordenans fullely demyt 1423 Edinb. Chart. 55.
Quhill the saide fyve yhere be fulleli bipassit 1459 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 22.
The samyn dai it was appoynttit and fullely accordit [etc.] 1496 Acts Lords of Council II. 4.
As his obligacione … maire fullely proportis 1516 Reg. Privy S. I. 426/1.
For the space … of v ȝeris fullele to be complete and outrun 1562-3 Winȝet II. 46/31.
Thir thingis ar … ane wther tyme mair fullelie to be tretit a1578 Pitsc. I. 34/10.
Gif he wald fullelie leif the chancelar and wther his faithtfule freindis(b) 1392 Lennox Mun. 47.
Qwhyl thai be fullily asythyt of scathes, costages, or trawales 1402 Reg. Panmure II. 184.
Retourand to me … halily, fulily, freli … wythoutyn ony gayn callyng c1420 Wynt. iv. 1008.
The fowlis wyld … off thare fleysch wald fill thame thare, Or fullily all dede thai ware 1432 Montgomery Mem. II. 9.
I … haldis me weil pait and fullily asythit of the said sowm(c) 1388 Bamff Chart. 21.
Thai ar fullyly accordirt for tham and thayr ayris 1394 Liber Aberbr. 4.
Quhilk … sal fynd a man on his awn cost … quhil the werk be fullyly endyt c1420 Wynt. v. 2767.
To recowyr fullyly Be na way can I certane be c1420 Ib. viii. 6156.
He had fillyd fullyly His baggis 1461 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 362.
To be haldyn … frely, fullyly, hally … quyetely & in pece 1492 Contract (Mey P.) 13 June.
In sa far as the said Alexander Mowat has [been] … fullyli seruit thairof(d) 1473 Stirlings of Keir 241.
Tyle that nyntene ȝeris be halaly and fullaly completyt 1573 Cath. Tr. 23/28.
[This] I can nocht fullalie perceaue 1588 King Catechism 174.
S. Johne … is fullalie occupied in commending vnto vs brotherlie charitie
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