A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Stalwartly, adv. Also: -lie, -uartlie, stal(l)wardly, stalouartly, stalawrtly. [ME stallwurrliȝ (Orm), stalworthly (Rolle), stalwertly (Destr. Troy), stalworthely (c1440); Stalwart adj.] Resolutely, bravely, courageously, boldly. b. transf. Describing the appearance of a flag: Bravely, boldly.(a) 1375 Barb. ii 66.
He … swour in ire full stalwartly That [etc.] 1375 Barb. iv 186.
How Neill the Bruce held Kildromy … sa stalwartly [C. stallwardly] 1375 Barb. viii 88.
The tother sa stalwartly [C. stalwardly] Held that the belt braist 1375 Barb. xi 429.
I trow thai stalwardly sall stand, And do thair deuour as thai aw 1375 Barb. xvii 271.
He … To the toune ane assege set, And gert dyk thaim sa stalwartly, That [etc.] ?1438 Alex. ii 4470.
He … as knycht hardy, Defendit him full stalwartly c1420 Wynt. v 1914.
Thai … Tuk and held hym [sc. a madman] stalwartly c1420 Wynt. viii 1548 (W).
Stalwartly [R., C. stoutly] a1450 Fifteen Ois 335.
Sweit Lord, … Thou grat full bitterlie, … cryit als full stalwartlie a1500 Rauf C. 32.
He … His steid aganis the storme staluartlie straid Arundel MS 248/285.
O marcifull Lord God, grant that the angell … deliuer me stalwartly fra the swelth of synnis(b) 1375 Barb. xi 509 (C).
Full stalwardly [E. sturdely], The Ynglis men, in sic aray … Com with thair battalis … The banerys to the vynd vaffand c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 485.
Sum stalwardly steppis ben with a stout curage(c) a1400 Leg. S. xxvii 1351.
Strywe furth ay stalouartly For to confund oure ennymy a1400 Leg. S. xxxi 261.
Hyr feris twa In-to the purpos thai can ta, Perseveryt stalouartly & seruit to God Ithandly a1400 Leg. S. xxxi 383.
[He] Had me felly diffulyt … Had I nocht the mare stalouartly Helpyt my-self & can cry(d) a1400 Leg. S. xviii 56.
Zozima, thu has … stalawrtly thi cource o[u]r-dryvineb. ?1438 Alex. ii 7288.
Alexander … Saw the standart dressed hey, Dicht and masoned stalwartly
