A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Oratourly, adv. [f. Orato(u)r n.1 2: cf. F. oratoirement, L. ōrātōriē.] In the manner of a skilled orator, with rhetorical skill. —1549 Compl. 82/10.
And quhou beit that the said poietical beuk be dytit oratourly to persuaid the vulgar ingnorans til adhere til inuentit fablis
