A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1579-1600
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Indelayedlie, adv. Also: *Indilayedlie. [e.m.E. (1535). Cf. *Indila(i)tlie.] Without delay, immediately. — 1579 Acts (1597) ii. 31.
Presentlie & indelaiedlie vpon their apprehension or conviction 1600 Criminal Trials II. 211.
Very miscontent that indelayedlie he raide not to Saint Johnstoun 1600 Elphinstone Chart. 140.
To … desire you to begin thairto indelayedlie
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Indelayedlie adv.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/indelayedlie>
