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Hely, adv. Also: heely, heli(e, heily, -lie. [Var. of Heyly, Hiely, with the vowel of the rare ME. helych.] Highly, in various senses: greatly, extremely, much, very; in a high station or position; loudly, aloud; haughtily, proudly.(1) ? 1405 Brit. Mus. Vespasian MS. F. VII. fol. 86.
I am the mare heely arguyt qwen ony sic attemptatis hapnys
Ib.
[I am] in grete aventure to he heely reprovit
c1420 Wynt. v. 4290.
Hely movyt in to gret ire
Ib. ix. 3144.
The multitude … Commendyt heily his affere
1424 Cambuskenneth Let. (Reg. H.).
Of the quhilk we ar richt heli reiosit
Brus i. 577.
He suld … Be rewardyt and that hely
c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 368.
Quhill hely raise my renovne amang the rude peple
1527 Douglas Corr. 342.
Scho is helie set contrary the kingis hienes
1600-1610 Melvill 349.
God [would be] mair heilie offendit for … mockage
(2) c1460 Consail Wys Man 133.
Be thow neuer so hely born, Dryve never pwre na riche to scorne
(3) a1400 Leg. S. xxii. 708.
Hely scho sad, that al mycht here, [etc.]
Ib. xl. 902.
Jak … trumpit heily … , and with al mycht bettir blew
Brus iii. 734.
In the land … ner thar-by Men mycht her wemen hely cry
c1590 J. Stewart 150/27.
Vaine men vith vords vill heli contend
(4) Brus xviii. 509 (C).
He wount wes till spek hely At hayme and our dispitfully

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