A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1590
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Vertuously, -eously(e, -wisly, adv. Also: -ououslye, -eu(o)slye, -uisly, wertusly, -uowsly, -eously, -uisly(e, -ie, virtiosly. [ME and e.m.E. vertuously (Wyclif), vertuosly (1422).]
1. In a virtuous manner, in conformity with morality or moral excellence, righteously.(a) a1400 Legends of the Saints xxxi 786.
That he lefit sa wertuisly c1420 Wynt. ii 153.
Wertusly [W. vertuously] c1420 Ratis Raving 201.
That is the office of thi tunge … To schaw quhat is thine entent. It may do gret amendment And it be kepit wertuowsly c1420 Ratis Raving 1258.
Vertwisly c1460 Thewis Wysmen 283.
Wysmen … our-cummys malys vertuisly And dissponis al thing sobrely 1490 Irland Mir. III 135/19.
Wertuislie 1490 Irland Mir. 160/10.
Kingis … ar the louetennandis of God … to gowerne wertuislye His pepil 1521–2 Acts XII 39/2.
Considering how verteously oure said Lord governoure had himself during all the tyme of his residence 1537 Kennedy Aberd. Ann. I 70 n. (see Vertu(o)us adj. 3 a).
Werteously 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 18/6.
Verkis … the quhilk I beleif … in Gode sal be verray necessair tyl al them that desiris to lyue verteouslye c1590 Fowler II 131/11.
The … hatred of men is alsone purchessed by verteous actions as by euill and vicious customes. Quharfor … gif a prence wald keip him self with surtye … it is requeseit that somtymes he be not gud nor disposed verteouslye(b) a1538 Abell 3*b (see Misknaw v. 4 d (1)).
Virtiosly
2. In a valorous, courageous manner, valiantly.c1590 Fowler II 98/36.
The Venetians … vertououslye, suiredlye, and gloriouslie have maid weirs with gud success c1590 Fowler II 113/8.
Yet … liberaletie exercesed efter sic a maner that therby a prence sal mak him to be feired … is … hurtfull vnto thé. For if verteuoslye, as reason wald req[u]yre, thow wald vse the same … thy liberalitie sal ly obscured c1590 Fowler II 129/10.
Some of thame quha hes liued verteuslye and valiantlye and with great and magnanime courage notwithstanding hes lost there empyre
3. With great skill or ability; excellently.c1420 Wynt. viii 979.
That buke … Quhare maystere Jhon Barbere … Hys dedis dytyd mare wertusly [W. verteously] Than I can thynk in all study
