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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Stur(e)ly, Stwrly, adv. [Stur(e adj.] —a1400 Leg. S. l 1028.
Thane that tyrand … rathly ruschit to and fra, … & sturly stampit als, & steryt c1420 Wynt. viii 2103.
Wpe he stwrly [C. Sturdely] bruschyd the dure, And layd it flatlyngis in the flure a1500 Rauf C. 860.
The kene knicht in that steid stakkerit sturely 1572 Sempill in Sat. P. xxxviii 74.
Giue … we … hald vs togidder, Baith surely, and sturely, and stoutly gainstand thame
