Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WEEL-WILLIE, ppl.adj. Also -willy, and, by conflation with guid-willie s.v. Guidwill, weel-willied (Ork. 1929 Marw.). Ready, willing, kindly-disposed (Marw.).Ayr. 1788 Burns Letters (Ferguson) No. 215:
O, what a peacemaker is a guid weel-willy p[int]le!Dmf. 1816 Dmf. & Gall. N. & Q. (1913) 110:
I scarce dow work, tho' right weel willy.
