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▪ I. † ˈfalsely, a. Obs. rare—1.
In 4 falsly.
[f. false a. + -ly1.]
False, deceptive.
a1310in Wright Lyric P. viii. 31 My fykel fleishe, mi falsly blod.
▪ II. falsely, adv.|fɔːls-, fɒlslɪ|
Forms: 3–5 fals(e)liche, (4 falslich, -lik, -lyche, valsliche), 3–5 falsli, 3–8 falsly, 4– falsely.
[f. false a. + -ly2.]
1. In violation of truth; untruthfully.
1303R. Brunne Handl. Synne 726 Whan þou falsly by hym swerest. c1320Sir Tristr. 3054 Falsly canestow fayt. 1651Hobbes Leviath. ii. xxvi. 146 A man is accused falsly of a fact. 1841–4Emerson Ess., Spir. Laws Wks. I. 66 When a man..has base ends, and speaks falsely.
2. Erroneously, incorrectly, wrongly.
a1300Cursor M. 23l3l (Cott.) Falsli es he cristen calld. c1400Mandeville (1839) xii. 134 Thei seyn that the cristene men..beleeven folyly and falsly that Iesu Crist was crucyfyed. 1563Winzet Vincent. Lirin. xxvi. Wks. 1890 II. 54 Science falslie so callit. 1597Morley Introd. Mus. 183 Such things as I haue either left out or falsely set downe. a1627Sir J. Beaumont Answ. Metrodorus in Poems (1869) 240 All states are good, and they are falsly led, Who wish to be vnborne. 1727–38Gay Fables i. x, How falsly is the spaniel drawn! 1809–10Coleridge Friend (1865) 128, I have falsely represented his principles.
3. Wrongfully.
a. Unjustly. for no sufficient cause, without justification.
b. Dishonestly, fraudulently.
1303R. Brunne Handl. Synne 5347 Ȝyf þou..falsly purchasede..þat ys grete synne. c1330― Chron. (1810) 235 Gascoyne & Normandie, Þat þe kyng of France chalanges falsly. 1389in Eng. Gilds (1870) 5 Enpresoned falslich by enme. c1430Pilgr. Lyf Manhode ii. xiv. (1869) 80 Thou mesurest falsliche, and stelest folkes corn. 1602Marston Antonio's Rev. ii. iii. Wks. 1856 I. 98, I must die falsely. 1666Dryden Ann. Mirab. 675 Success, which they did falsly boast. 1711Addison Spect. No. 170 ⁋7 For such who are treated ill and upbraided falsely.
4. Deceitfully, treacherously.
a1225Ancr. R. 208 Falsliche igon to schrifte. a1300Cursor M. 818 (Gött.) Þe feind..falsli bigiled adam. c1394P. Pl. Crede 693 A fewe Folwen fully þat cloþ, but falsliche þat vseþ. 1401Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 41 Falselier than the fende. c1489Caxton Sonnes of Aymon xiv. 341 Kyng yon, that so falsli hath betrayed vs. 1503–4Act 19 Hen. VII, c. 34 Preamb., Persones falsly and traiterously ymagynyng..the deth..of the Kinge. 1605Camden Rem. (1637) 253 John..falsely and unnaturally revolted unto the French king. 1742Young Nt. Th. vii. 478 The third witness..falsly promises an Eden here.
†5. Improperly. Obs.
1393Langl. P. Pl. C. x. 270 Ful meny fayre flus falsliche wasshe! 1483Caxton G. de la Tour E vij b, The daughters of Moab were falsly engendryd and goten. 1529More Dyaloge iii. Wks. 208/1 The churche fell sodeinly down..was falsely wrought. 1594Shakes. Rich. III, v. iii. 251 A base foule Stone, made precious by the soyle Of Englands Chaire, where he is falsely set. |