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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Pertly, -lie, a. [e.m.E. pertly (1589).] ? Expert, skilled, experienced. = Pert a. 4 a. — 1465 in Tytler Hist. Scot. II. 388.
Lord Fleming sal adwis the Kyng at al his pertly power wytht his gud cunsail 1596 Dalr. I. 319/32.
A man quhome thay knaw vset in the weiris stout bauld & pertlie
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