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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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(Woukly,) Wolkly, Weiklie, adj. Also: vouklye, (woulkie), wolkl(i)e, ve(i)klie, weickly, weekly, -(a)lie, wi(c)klie. [e.m.E. weekely (1563), weekly (1612).]

1. Weekly, = Oukly adj. a. Of payments, also wolkly penny, see Oukly adj., note. b. Of events.a. (1) 1521 Dundee B. Ct. I 65 (14 Dec.).
Wolkly paymentis 1529–30 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 20.
The masonis beand enterit to thair wolklie vagis agane 1538–9 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 245/6.
The remanent … quareouris at past fra wolkle wagis to task(b) 1613–14 Misc. Spald. C. V 139.
Weiklie 1647 J. Hope Diary (1919) 140.
Summa weekalie proceed, £16 17 s. 6 d. 1682 St. A. Baxter Bks. 142.
6 d. Scottis of veiklie deficientie(2) 1500 Edinb. B. Rec. I 83.
That ilk master … sall pay his wolkly penny … as it cummys about 1525 (1527) Reg. Great S. 96/1 (see Woukly adv. (a)).
Wolklie 1525 (1527) Reg. Great S. 97/1.
The forsaid wolklie penny and halpeny salbe payit ilk Setterday 1561–2 Peebles B. Rec. I 276.
To collect thair wolklie penny and to be distribute … to the pure folkis 1639 Edinb. Surgeons 136.
That claus of thair seale of cause anent the payment of thair vouklye penyes 1645 Edinb. Surgeons 171.
Woulkie(b) 1622 Dundee B. Laws 483.
That the veklie peny payit of auld … is now to littill(c) 1630 Linlithgow B. Rec. 17 Sept.
The wiklie penneis of twentie twa freimen 1630 Linlithgow B. Rec. 17 Sept.
Wicklieb. 1621 Fraser P. 118.
The weiklie mercat on Setterday 1646 Aberd. B. Rec. IV 65.
The weiklie mercats heirefter to be keipit … vpon Wednisday and Freday 1648 Moray Synod 94.
That ther be aftirnoons sermons in everie kirk … , lykvayes weiklie examinations 1649 Cullen Kirk S. 20 May.
The sessione, finding that the weeklie lectur was neglected [etc.] 1661 Acts VII 226/2.
Weekly 1665 Irvine Mun. II 171.
Ane common weeklie foot post for procureing of intelligence from abroad 1665 Lamont Diary 229.
Ther died … 5000, or therby, a weike, as the weickly bills reported

2. Wolkly box, the box in which the sums collected from the wolkly penny were kept. 1494 Edinb. Hammermen 6.
For mendin of the wolkly box the lok & the key vij d.

3. Weiklie pensioner, one in receipt of a weekly pension. 1709 Stirling B. Rec. II 119.
The masters of Spittalls Hospital to furnish cloaths to the weiklie pensioners