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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1540, 1596
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Gravelie, adv. [e.m.E. (1553).] In a grave or serious manner. — 1540 Lynd. Sat. 498.
Vse ȝour self grauelie; wee sall by yow stand 1596 Dalr. II. 187/27.
Reuolfe this mater in ȝour mynd, and wey the waicht of it grauelier
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