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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Likewayes, Lyk(e)wayis, Likwayis, adv. Also: lyck-, lyik- and -ways, -ways(s)e, -wai(e)s, -vayis, -es, -vaies; and laikways, lyk-, lyikweyis, -veyis, leikway(e)s, leykweys. [e.m.E. like waies (1551); f. -ways orig. adv. gen. of Way n.: (but cf. Elikeways and Inlikewayis).But no doubt the similarity in meaning and pronunciation with next caused the two to be regarded as variants of one word. It is doubtful to which word some of the spellings listed above should properly be assigned.]

Likewise, in like manner; also, moreover.(a) 1551 Hamilton Cat. 140.
The office of a preist … is … to leive a christin lyfe … ; kingis lykwais was unctit to signifie thair excellent dignitie 1561 Sc. Ant. IX. 2.
My clething [etc.] … I remit lykways to the inventars maid by me 1593 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 85.
Not onlie the common inchis of this burght … bot lykvayis the commoun lynkis of the samen … quhillk servis lykvayis to the commoun proffit … hes bene … delvit 1599 Reg. Great S. 306/2.
Passen lykwayis northwest 1600 Crim. Trials II. 156.
My lord … drew his tua suordis … , quhilk the said Mr Thomas seing … lykvayis drew furth his suord 1600 Grant Chart. 196.
Tua merk land, lyand within the lordschipe of Lochailche; as lykueyis in Strome 1632 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 352.
These thingis quhich impedis trade … procures lykwayis the … want of money 1637 Banff Ann. I. 81.
The nolt and scheip skinnes … to be sold to the inhabitantis of this burghe first and lyckwayes the talloune c1650 Spalding I. 269.
Bot the King wes delvdit heirin lykuaies 1650 Glasgow Wrights Acts .
It is statut and ordained … lyckwaise that [etc.](b) 1562-3 Winȝet I. 56/30.
Johne Knox … intendis to anssuer lykewayis to the rest folloving in this buke a1578 Pitsc. I. 305/10.
Lykewayse the laird of Drummellȝeid slew the Lord Fleming 1596 James VI in Facs. Nat. MSS. III. lxxiii.
Lykeuayes haist the lettirs … concerning the commissioneris meeting 1631 Misc. Spald. C. II. 226.
Whiche lykewayes appeared by the exhibitioun of certane bandis [etc.] 1681 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. MS. 23 Feb.
The said John … hes deserted the said boat … and lykewaysse hes run in aryre of ane hundereth and sixtine merks of boat rent(c) 1590 Grant Chart. 177.
In respeck of … the slauchter of … Sym … and likways for the … murdour of … Allane 1615 Melrose P. 604.
A rock likwayis neire the castell c1650 Spalding I. 87.
And likuaies [they began to] send throw the haill kingdome for this effect(d) 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Schireff.
The schireffe suld … likewaies in-bring … the paines of them quha plantes nocht woddes 1668-9 J. Fraser Lawfulness Separ. (1744) 30.
Monarchy is not denominated from the Prince only, but likeways from the subject(e) 1621 Grant Chart. 218.
As lyikueyis the said Johne Grant … sall conferme 1626 Edinb. Univ. Chart. 107.
Quo salbe fund to have doone wronge to be lyikwayes censurit be the Counsall(f) 16.. Crail Squaremen 28.
That non of them shel make aniey cofiens ether wainskot … or aniey timber … excep it be ther oune … laikways that they shel not give aney accompt of the praise of aniey cofien befor it be mead(g) 1624 Melrose P. 560.
Johne Young haith tham to delyver to you: sum wthers which … conserns … us … he heth leykweys 1675 Carnegie Lett. 358.
Ane peic[e] of monnij … which was leikways delywert up … with the affoirsed particollars