A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1618
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Malleruslie, adv. [Mal(l)ewrus a.] Unfortunately, unhappily, tragically. — 1618 Sc. Brigade in Holland (S.H.S. i. 32) I. 290.
I nether menit the father who is hurt nor the sone who is deid any harme tho it be most malleruslie fallin otherwayis 1618 Ib. 291.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Malleruslie adv.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/malleruslie>
