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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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(Sarraly,) Sariely, adv.2 [Appar. OF serreement ‘vivement, rapidement’ (12th c. in Greimas). Cf. 14th c. ME sarri in K. Sisam Fourteenth Century Verse and Prose (1970) 255, on which Sisam comments: ‘prob. OF serré, sarré, in the developed meaning ‘active’, ‘vigorous’, seen in the adv. sarréement'. Cf. Sarray adv., Sarraly adv.1] ? Vigorously. —1375 Barb. v 5.
Byrdis smale As turturis and the nychtyngale Begouth rycht sariely [C. meraly] to syng
