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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1420, 1475
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Devillyk, Dewyllyk, a. [f. Devil.] Diabolical. — c1420 Ratis Raving 94.
Deuillyk dedis ar thaim deir c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace viii. 895.
His dewyllyk deid he did in to Scotland
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