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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1638

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Gladly, Glaidly, adv. Also: gladlie; glaidlie, -lye, glaydlie; gladelie; gledly. [ME. gladly (Chaucer), gladdliȝ (Orm), OE. glædlíce, f. Glad a.]

1. Willingly, readily, with good will.(a) a1400 Legends of the Saints xxvi. 964.
The Jou for mercy than thai crawe, And he than gladly thame forgawe
1456 Hay I. 302/22.
The pape … will nocht sa gladly grant him his asking in tyme tocum
c1450 Craft of Deyng 186.
He that suld de, suld gladly de
a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS xlvii. 8.
Luik preiching that thow gladlie heir
1596 Dalr. I. 77/24.
Metellius … denyet nocht, bot gladlie granted thair askeng
(b) c1450 Craft of Deyng 26.
Sen vs behwys all de o neid, … , we suld resaue it glaidly
c1460 Thewis Wysmen 93.
He heris consail radely, And al with conseil dois glaidly
c1460 Ib. 121.
Thai here glaidly, and lytill spekis
a1500 Henr. Fab. 1123.
Think on thy end, thow sall not glaidlie sin
1533 Boece ii. x. 79.
The king … swore that … he wald glaidlie remytt all offensis
1562-3 Winȝet I. 42/31.
To that glaidlye we assent
1588 King Catechism 145.
Thai … quhilk glaidlie or frawartlie dois præsume to speik aganis the halie decrees of the fathers
1601 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs II. 108.
The saidis burrowis … consentit glaidlie to hald hand thairto
1607 Lett. & State P. Jas. VI 111.
Mr James … wald glaidlie … mak satisfactioun and assyithement
(c) 1533 Boece ii. v. 65.
Foriugeit men gladelie exponit thame to punycioun to the cryme correspondent
1596 Dalr. II. 334/23.
In this jornay thir marrowis sho tuke til her, … and gladelie tha gyue her the conuoy

b. Freq. with wald or wald nocht.a1400 Legends of the Saints xviii. 530.
Gyf that sum war in that far That with me wald nocht gladly syn
a1400 Ib. xxx. 7.
Sum that he wald rycht gladly grewe
?1438 Alex. ii. 1784.
His worschip richt wele we se; We wald se gledly his bounte
1456 Hay I. 261/5.
Gif a man has despyte at ane othir, and wald gladly fynd a fault till him of crime famous
1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. iii. 824.
Glaidlie I wald amid this writ haue brevit, Had I it sene how they war slane
1513 Id. Æn. x. viii. 14.
Glaidly I wald hys fader stude heirby
1531 Bell. Boece I. 19.
Nochtheles he wald glaidly avise with his nobillis
a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS xlv. 12.
He that glaydlie wald spend suld preis for to win
1638 Bk. Pasquils 81.
Quho are thesse men That wold I uerey glaidly ken

2. With gladness or joy; with pleasure or delight; joyfully.(a) a1500 Henr. Fab. 259 (A).
Thai fand the toune, and in gladly can gang
a1500 Bk. Chess 25.
Vthersum … That gladlie gois & in to romanis reidis Of halynes [etc.]
(b) c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace ix. 45.
Bonalais [thai] drank rycht glaidly
c1475 Ib. xi. 343.
Meit he to thaim brocht And bedyn to, als glaidly as he mocht
1513 Doug. ii. vi. 65.
Synon … kyndilland ever on The new fyris glaidly, as it war sport

b. Dois glaidlie, an invitation to guests at a meal.a1500 Taill of Rauf Coilȝear 192.
With blyith cheir sayis Gyliane: ‘Schir, dois glaidlie’
a1500 Prestis of Peblis 100.
Vnto his lordis than cummyn is the king. ‘Dois glaidlie all’, he said, ‘baith ald & ȝing’

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