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: 1609-1653
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Lyall, Lyally, varr. of Loyall a., loyally adv. —1609 Criminal Trials III. 13.
My pairtt … anent the taiking or keiping of Dunoveg aganes his Ma[jest]e, hes beine ever most honest and lyall 1653 Hossack Kirkwall 254.
Do quhat ye can lyally against them
