A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1375-1420, 1475, 1533-1597
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Happely, adv. Also: -elie, -alie, hapelye, happi(e)ly, -lie. [ME. happiliche (c 1350), f. Happy a.] With or by good fortune, fortunately, successfully; luckily, opportunely.1375 Barb. xvii. 438.
It fell thame happely [E. happily], perfay, That thai gat in so hastely a1400 Legends of the Saints xliii. 549.
Bettir is de happely [L. feliciter] Na for to [lif] here wrechitly c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 1700.
So happely foure dayis thai past c1400 Ib. 3061.
Vlixes … maid endinge happely c1420 Wynt. i. 1573.
He … passyd the se sa happely That he gat in tyll Ytaly c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace v. 986.
Schir Jhone the Grayme to thaim come happely 1533 Bell. Livy II. 163/24.
Ane new cumpany … ischit happelie [L. opportune] fra thare tentis & put the inemyis abak 1533 Ib. 246/10.
Certane days … in quhilkis the peple mycht gett thare erandis happelie sped 1562-3 Winȝet I. 24/7.
As vnderstanding with science is maist specialye and happelie conquest in ȝouthe a1578 Pitsc. I. 76/28.
How happielie all thingis succeidit 1597 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 70.
The … warke weill and happalie begun
