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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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(Woukly,) Wo(u)lkly, We(i)klie, adv. Also: wolklie, volklie, vulklie, wokl(i)e, -y, vokle, veiklie, weicklie, wee(i)klie, weekelie, weekly, wiklie, wickly. [Late ME and e.m.E. wykely (1465), wicklye (1522), wekely (a1548), weekely (1604).] Weekly, per week. = Oukly adv.(a) 1474 Edinb. B. Rec. I 29.
The said penny be rasit wolkly on the Monundaye 1492 Treas. Acc. I 205.
For alimos, gevin woulkly … xlviij li. 1496–7 Acta Conc. II 69.
He had in his chose … til pay wolkly for the thre persons prisoneris 1510 Reg. Privy S. I 325/1.
To proclame … ane mercate day … wolkly on the Setterday 1511 Treas. Acc. IV 174.
Woklie 1525 (1527) Reg. Great S. 96/1.
Ilk maister of the said craft sall perpetually pay his wolklie penny … and ilk servand wolklie ane halfpenny 1526 Edinb. B. Rec. I 228.
That thare be wolklie thre mercat dais for selling of breid 1534–5 Linlithgow Palace 309.
Ilk ane … of the said men wokle iiii s. and to thair greif woklie viii s. 1534–5 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 129.
Johne Slatar wokle sax s. and to ane of his serwandis vokle iiii s. 1540 Acts II 378/1.
Wokly 1563 Dumfries B. Ct. 181a.
To pay … thre d. volklie as lent mony 1578–9 Reg. Privy C. III 79.
That the justice court or stewart court as they call it, be wolklie keipit in the toun of Lochmaben 1626 Black Bk. Taymouth 384.
Vulklie(b) 1521 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. II 354.
The said Walter sall haue ȝeirly fourty schillingis of the toun to his clais and his daylie meet wiklie amang the gudmen of the samyn a1679 Wemyss in Sc. Diaries 126.
Wickly(c) a1586 Maitland Ho. Seytoun 28.
Weklie 1583 E. Loth. Antiq. Soc. II 103.
Weiklie 1615 Highland P. III 179.
Weeklie 1638 Rec. Kirk Scotl. 48.
The continuing of the exercise of doctrine weeiklie 1640 Acts V 297/2.
Weekelie 1646 Glasgow B. Rec. II 96.
Weicklie c1650 Spalding II 297.
Thir lectour lessones wes brocht in … vpone Wednisday and Frydday weiklie 1682 St. A. Baxter Bks. 142.
Veiklie 1690 Soc. Ant. LVI 330.
Weekly