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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Oukly, Oulk-, Olklie, adv. Also: ouck-, owk-, owyk-, owlk-, ok-, uk-, wk-, ulk- and -lie, -elie, -le(y. [Cf. Woukly.] Weekly: Every week, each week; once a week, at intervals of a week; (a certain number or amount) per week.(a) 1458 Perth Guildry 451 (10 Nov.).
To be payit oukly 1463 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 24.
The said Dauy … sal gyf oukly for the hale yeir [etc.] 1473 Reg. Cupar A. I. 173.
Quhen ony faut fallis it be oukley refurmyt 1479 Ib. 230.
Owkly 1525 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 76.
To be tayne owyklie 1531 Reg. Soltre 100.
Tuenty sex poundis vsuell mone … ansuerand oukly to ten schillingis 1537 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I. 413.
Owklie and daylie 1549 Banff Ann. I. 25.
That the said flyscharis heve ouklie gud … stuff 1558-66 Knox I. 275.
Owklie 1590 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. I. 250.
Ouklie 1600-1610 Melvill 22.
Ouklie 1609 S. Leith Rec. 7.
The sessioune … ordaines catechising ouklie 1621 Aberd. Eccl. Rec. 94.
That [the poor] be ouklie instructit in [etc.](b) 1473 Reg. Cupar A. I. 178.
Thir gesce … okly to be delyuerit til our seruice 1595 Stirling Merch. Guild 7.
ij d. oklie to be payit be all gild brether(c) 1600 Glasgow Wrights 46.
And wklie … ilk Settirday eftirnone … to … visite all menis work(d) 1538 Treas. Acc. VII. 209.
Monethlie and owlklie 1535–6 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 147.
Havand oulkle v s. 1540–41 Ib. MS. VII. 9 b.
Oulkelie 1553–4 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 112.
For butter to the windoyis oulklie viij d. 1567 Reg. Privy C. I. 603.
Owlklie 1567 G. Ball. 210.
Oulklie 1573 Davidson Sat. P. xlii. 683.
Quhair God appointit oulklie anis At leist [etc.] 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 295.
As from day to day or oulklie 1578 Bk. Carlaverock II. 488.
Oulklie 1584 Digest Justiciary Proc. K. 49.
Taking of xii d. oulkly for the leane of xx s. 1598 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 225.
Owlklie 1600 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 209.
Four men to be feyit oulklie for casting the watter 1603 Stirling B. Rec. I. 106.
Oulklie 1622-6 Bisset I. 153/12.
Oulklie 1641 Stirling Chart. 117.
Oulklie(e) 1529–30 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 3.
Certane quareouris dischargit olklie and therefter put to task 1532 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 375. 1532 Acts Sederunt i. 3.
To be callit olklie apoun Mononday 1536 Reg. Privy S. II. 331/1. 1581–2 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 41.(f) 1554 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 202.
Anent the convenying of the counsale on Friday vlklie 1605 Aberd. Eccl. Rec. 44.
And vlklie thairefter tua merkis quhill [etc.]

b. Dayly, oukly and monethly (and ȝerely), at all times, constantly. 1612 Orkney & Zetl. Sheriff Ct. 19 b.
To content and pay to him the haill proffittis daylie oulklie & monethlie 1633 Inverness Rec. II. 173.
William Ross millar [etc.] … daylie, ouckly and ȝeirlie … awaytakes … malturis [etc.]