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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Vailȝeantly, -ie, Vailȝeandlie, adv. Also: vailyeantly, -ie, -ȝantlie, vaillȝeantlie, wailȝeantlye, -ie, waillȝeantlie, vale(ȝe)antlie, valȝeantlye, -ȝ(e)antlie, -yantly, -iantly(e, -ie, waliantlie, walie(ȝe)antlie, wailȝeandl(i)e, wailliandlie, valȝeandly, valyeandlie. [e.m.E. walyauntly (a1533), valiauntly (1568), valiantly (1602).] In a valiant manner, courageously, boldly, chiefly in a military context.(a) 1531 Bell. Boece II 136.
Al the kingis of Scotland sall fecht vailyeantly [M. waillȝeantlie] for thair realme and liberte 1531 Bell. Boece II 187.
Gregour … sa vailyeantlie [M. vailȝeantlie] revengit the slauchter … that the Danis … wer drevin out of Albioun 1531 Bell. Boece (M) II 303.
Wailȝeantlye 1549 Compl. 77/15.
Vailȝeantly c1552 Lynd. Mon. 2772.
Vailȝantlie 1561 Q. Kennedy Compendious Ressonyng (ed.) 181 (G).
With … constance off ane strange soldior wnder the baner … off Jesus Chryst … takand this bauge vpone … the foirheyd, and that thai sall thynk na … schaym thairoff, bot wailȝeantlye tewlȝae wnder His baner 1577–8 Reg. Privy S. VII 215/2.
Schir Alexander Jardane … quha hes … vailyeantlie hazardit his lyfe for his hienes service a1578 Pitsc. I 96/12.
Vaillȝeantlie a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 376 (L).
Wailȝeantlie [Wr. valiantly](b) 1533 Bell. Livy I 210/21.
Valeȝeantlie(c) c1552 Lynd. Mon. 2877.
Scho [sc. Semiramis] valȝeantlye went to the weir, And to gyf battell tuke na feir a1586 Maitland Geneal. Setoun 19.
Sir Alexander defendit it … valiantlie for … thrie moneths a1570-86 Maitland in Maitl. F. 28/14.
To turnay That it may cum on to ȝour ladeis eiris Quha in the feild maist valeantlie him beiris 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 252.
Waliantlie a1578 Pitsc. I 77/17.
Walieȝeantlie a1578 Pitsc. I 86/22.
Walieantlie c1590 Fowler II 129/10.
Some … quha hes liued verteuslye and valiantlye and with great and magnanime courage c1590 J. Stewart 14/75.
Valȝantlie 1595 Davidson in Three Reformers 116.
In that brunt maist valyantly, That day he did full dowghtely 1596 Dalr. I 64/9.
Valiantlie and balde thair vse thay to drinke 1596 Dalr. I 167/17.
Galdie … obteines na les triumphe for his humanitie towarde the Romanis, than gif he martiallie and valȝeantlie had ouircum thame(d) c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 431.
To se quhat berne … forgeit is maist forcely to furnyse a bancat In Venus chalmir valȝeandly withoutin vane ruse 1531 Bell. Boece (M) II 59.
Wailȝeandlie 1533 Boece 214b.
Luke that ȝe employ ȝoure … fortitude to de vailȝeandlie c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 19.
Campiounis … vailȝeandlie did stand in stour, For the defence of thair honour c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 566.
With euerie man he was commendit Sa vailȝeandlie he him defendit a1586 Maitland Ho. Seytoun 22.
Valyeandlie a1586 Lindsay MS 11.
Wailliandlie c1600 Montg. Suppl. xxxv 75.
Thy werking spreitt let me assist Into this feirce & fechting feill That I may wailȝeandle resist The fleche, the warld, the dewell & hell