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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dewly, Deuly, adv. Also: dewlie, dewilie; devly, deule, -lie. [ME. dewli, deuly, duly, f. Dew a.] Duly, properly, in due form.Freq. qualifying a following past participle.(1) c1450-2 Howlat 136.
The trewe turtour has … Done dewlie his det Ib. 888.
Dame Nature … dewly has done a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 835.
The king and his knihtis … In armour dewly hym dight a1500 Prestis of Peblis 252.
As is said thow dewly put in dyte 1513 Doug. i. ix. 46.
Thai ilke goddis mot dewly reward thé Accordyng thy desert c1530-40 Stewart Maitl. F. cxxviii. 38.
Off quhome the names … I sall declair dewlie 1562-3 Winȝet II. 51/8.
Quha may dewlie express the louing of his eloquence? a1578 Pitsc. I. 52/2.
Then they sould do sic honour … as become them dewlie 1621 Ann. Banff II. 407.
Dewlie and laufullye to resigne … all and wholl the foirsaidis landis(b) 1490 Irland Mir. I. 81/4.
And we serue him deuly, we sall cum and bruk his heritage 1548 St. A. Baxter Bks. 4.
The quhilkis forsaidis maisteris ar enterit deuly conforme to the … akkis maid … thairapone 1562-3 Winȝet I. 24/19.
Albeit ma be requirit to vndertak that cuir deulie a1570-86 Maitland Maitl. F. cvii. 7.
Obey deulie thi magistrate(2) 1463 Lennox Mun. 76.
I proffir to hald a hundir speris and a hundre bowis dewly bodin for a ȝere 1513 Doug. xii. iv. 138.
The bestis dewly adrest for sacryfys Thai brytnyt haue 1546 Acts II. 473/2.
To see that all thingis be weill and dewlie done 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 16.
Except thay haif beine dewly graduat in the scholis 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Breve.
The persewer exhibitis … the brieue dewlie execute and indorsate 1615 Urie Baron Ct. 15.
Quhilkis personis ar dewly posit to that effect 1659 Irvine Mun. II. 86.
Thair is dewlie awand to me … eightein poundis Scottis(b) 1464 Liber Aberbr. 141.
We the said aldirman [etc.] … devly gaderit in our tolbuth 1503 Chart. (Reg. H.) No. 662.
[Letters] be ȝou deuly execute & indorsate 1508 Reg. Privy S. I. 257/1.
Quhare justice sal be deuly ministerat to thaim as efferis 1561 St. A. Kirk S. 101.
Ane edict of the … ministerie present under thar sail, deule executit and indorsat 1575 Reg. Morton I. 81.
I salbe reddie at all tymes … , I being deulie foirseyne and aduerteist heirof
