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Stoutly, -ie, Stowtly, -ie, adv. Also: stoutlye, stoutely, stutly. [ME and e.m.E. stoutly (Manning), stowtly (1422); Stout adj.]
1. Boldly, valiantly, courageously; proudly; fiercely.(a) 1375 Barb. vi 127.
He sa stoutly hym allane … To ficht with twa hundreth 1375 Barb. xvi 154.
Sa stoutly than on thaim thai raid … that off thair fayis a gret party War laid at erd c1400 Troy-bk. ii 1892.
Pallamydes manfully Aganis thaim & richt stoutly Profferit him for to defend ?1438 Alex. i 2566.
He was sa stoutly [F. roidement] laid to ground That his helme stikkit in the grene ?1438 Alex. ii 8392.
Said Fesonas … ‘This avow encheifit is stoutly. Ferrand is win richt apertly’ c1420 Wynt. iii 585 (W).
Come oure the se … a gret menȝe … And stoutly muffit weire and faucht, And slew of Scotland Albanacht, And banyst his men alhalely 1456 Hay I 61/16.
Schir Pompee … fled nocht, bot bade him stoutly in felde 1533 Boece 49.
His folkis … suld … at command of thare chiftanis stoutlie vse thare wapynnys 1567 Sat. P. vi 141.
Proceid … As ye begouth curagiously lyke men: … stoutlie se ye assist and ryse Hauing Godis gloir alwayis befoir your eine; Than sall ye be haldin hardie and wyse 1570 Leslie 174.
Stoutlye 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 43.
Hamiltoun castle wes keipit stoutlie in the begining … but … sone … he randered the hous a1578 Pitsc. I 119/28.
Bot fra tyme he saw the kingis armye in sicht and abyding him stoutlie with so great ane number his curage was sum thing abaced a1578 Pitsc. I 368/29.
He … inbarkit in his navie … and came stoutlie throw the pace of Calies 1688 W. Scott Hist. Fam. Scot 39 (Jam. s.v. Cleuch).
For the buck thou stoutly brought to us up that steep heugh(b) 1513 Doug. i vii 134.
Ane worthy weriour suythly thai mycht hir ken, This wench stowtly recontir durst with men a1568 Scott ii 15.
To se so stowtly on thair steidis Tha stalwart knychtis 1611-57 Mure Dido & Æneas i 349.
Stay, stowtly, ȝowthes! (she sayes), who heir resorte 1662 Crim. Trials III 613.
Bessie Wilsone wuld speak crustie with hir townge, and wold be belling again to him stowtlie(c) a1400 Leg. S. iii 533.
Ȝe To Criste campionis ma be, Tha ȝe stutly ma our-cum Warldly anoys
b. transf. Boldly, valiantly, with reference to a castle or? strongly or massively built.1633 Lithgow Poet. Remains 113.
Edinburghs fortresse it stoutely stands, High-tip-toe rocked, o'relooking sea and lands
2. Firmly, resolutely.c1420 Wynt. iv 2386.
Octovyane … governyd stoutly the empyre c1420 Wynt. v 5643.
Thai governyd that state stowtly, And gert the Jowys devotly Turnyd be to Crystyne fay c1475 Wall. vi 586.
Full stoutly couth he stand Befor the king, makand full gret debait 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 680.
Than Varius spak richt stoutlie me to fley, Inioynand silence till ask grace ony moir 1513 Doug. v iv 56.
Now, now, ȝe vailliant feris of worthy Hector, Hail stoutly vp ȝour arys, thynk on ȝour glor 15.. Wyf Awcht. 100.
Scho hard him and scho hard him not Bot stowtly steird the stottis abowt 1562-3 Winȝet I 54/1.
Stoutlie to gainstand all abuse [etc.] 1565 St. A. Kirk S. 240.
Quhilk Mr. Dauid stowtly denyis hym to be gilte of the sayd accusacion 1567 Sat. P. vi 81.
Fall to stoutly, all fantnes set asyde
3. With reference to a person's dress: Richly.a1487 Gud Wyf & D. 59.
For pryd gais no-thing be the clais Bot be the hert that woman has. For sum will be sa stoutly cled … That half the riches that he has Sall scant be worth his viffis clas
